Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in Gaza's southern city, kills 15
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Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in Gaza’s southern city, kills 15
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on Thursday, leveling more than eight homes belonging to an extended family and killing at least 15 people.
Ambulances raced to the scene as dust from the collapsing buildings hung in the air.
The blast zone was like so many others in Gaza, a chaotic wasteland of crumbled concrete and twisted metal. People shouted instructions while others praised Allah as they searched through the rubble for casualties.
The injured, covered in gray dust, were carried on stretchers and in the arms of rescuers, who hustled to get them to vehicles waiting in the street. One body was covered in a blanket.
A lifeless body of a boy was dug out from beneath a concrete slab, where his head had come to rest next to the foot of a person entombed in the wreckage.
