11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces west of Gaza
Basant Ahmed
Eleven Palestinians were killed and others were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed tents housing displaced people in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.
Local medical sources told the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that Israeli aircraft bombed tents housing displaced people near the Holy Family School in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, killing 11 Palestinians and wounding others.
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