May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack
| May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rafah offensive of the Gaza war and genocide | |
Location within the Gaza Strip | |
| Location | al-Mawasi, Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip |
| Coordinates | 31°19′44″N 34°13′48″E / 31.32889°N 34.23000°E |
| Date | 28 May 2024 |
Attack type | Tank shelling |
| Deaths | 21+ Palestinian civilians |
| Injured | 64 Palestinian civilians |
| Perpetrator | Israel Defense Forces |
On 28 May 2024, Gaza emergency services reported that four tank artillery shells struck a tent city in the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone west of Rafah, hitting a group of tents and killing at least 21 people, at least 12 of whom were women, and injuring 64 people, including 10 in a critical condition. The strike occurred in an area designated as an expanded humanitarian zone by Israel in the wake of the Rafah offensive which has led to the mass displacement of Palestinian civilians to tent cities outside of the city.
This attack came two days after a 26 May attack on a UNRWA refugee camp in the Tel al-Sultan neighbourhood that killed 45–50 civilians, and four days after a 24 May legally binding order by the International Court of Justice for Israel to immediately stop its Rafah offensive due to the risk to civilians.
The Israel Defense Forces denied attacking the area on 28 May. The New York Times published a video showing the aftermath of the attack on al-Mawasi.