Israel bombs convoy of wounded Palestinians, killing and injuring scores

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The Israeli military bombed a convoy carrying critically wounded Palestinians in Gaza, killing and injuring scores, hours after health ministry officials publicly announced the patients would be escorted south.

Ashraf Al Qedra, the spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health, said on Friday afternoon that a group of critically wounded people would be transferred to Rafah in the south for further treatment.

In a televised press conference, he asked the Red Cross to accompany the convoy to ensure its safety. 

Nonetheless, Israeli fighter jets bombed it. 

"We informed the Red Cross the convoy started moving when the convoy departed from Al-Shifa Hospital, but the occupation targeted it in more than one location while it was still close to the hospital's entrance," Qedra said.