Palestinian envoy to UK: Mawasi attack is Israel's response to ICJ

The Palestinian envoy to the UK, Husam Zumlot, has said in a post on X that Israel's attack on Mawasi is its "response to the ICJ [International Court of Justice] ruling 4 months ago, to the UNSC [Security Council] more than a month ago and to the ongoing ceasefire talks".

More than 70 people are confirmed killed after Israeli air strikes targeted tents where displaced people were sheltering in Mawasi, a designated "safe zone" in Khan Younis.

"[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu wants permanent aggression and permanent occupation," Zumlot said.

Another massacre by the Israeli army this morning in #Gaza: dozens of civilians killed, including children, and hundreds injured. The army bombed a densly populated area in Mawasi, Khan Younes, which was designated by Israel as a safe zone for tens of thousands of refugees who… pic.twitter.com/YPAp7ehMoB

— Husam Zomlot (@hzomlot) July 13, 2024