Back مجزرة مواصي خان يونس (يوليو 2024) Arabic Ataque a Al-Mawasi de julio de 2024 Spanish حمله ۱۳ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۴ به المواصی Persian התקיפה הישראלית באל-מוואסי HE Авіаудари 13 липня 2024 по Аль Мавасі Ukrainian

13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack

13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack
Part of the Gaza war, the Rafah offensive and the Gaza genocide
An animated GIF of the airstrike released by the Israeli military
Al-Mawasi is located in the Gaza Strip
Al-Mawasi
Al-Mawasi
LocationAl-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Date13 July 2024
TargetMohammed Deif and Rafa Salama
Attack type
Airstrikes
WeaponsEight 2,000-pound bombs, missiles
Deaths90+ Palestinians
Injured300+ Palestinians
Perpetrator Israeli Air Force

On 13 July 2024, Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war. The attack killed at least 90 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injured over 300.[1][2][3] Israel said that the strike targeted Hamas top leaders.[4] Survivors reported that they were targeted without warning in an area they were told was safe.[5]

Following the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel ordered Palestinian civilians there to evacuate to designated humanitarian safe zones, including Al-Mawasi in December 2023.[6] During the attack on 13 July 2024, Israel dropped eight 2,000-pound bombs on al-Mawasi, at least one of which was manufactured in the United States.[7] Israel said that it had targeted and killed the military commander of Hamas, Mohammed Deif, as well as Commander of the Hamas Khan Younis Brigade, Rafa Salama.[8] Hamas confirmed Deif's death on 30 January 2025.[4][9][10][11]

Following the airstrikes, Israeli quadcopter aircraft waited for the ambulance and civil defence teams and opened fire as soon as they arrived, according to eyewitnesses, a local journalist and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.[12] Two members of the Palestinian Civil Defence were killed by this attack.[13]

The Mawasi attack led to international condemnations of Israel from Arab countries, the European Union and the United Nations.[14] The EU called for an independent investigation and accountability, describing the attack a possible war crime.[15]

An arrest warrant was issued for Mohammed Deif by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 21 November 2024, alongside Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.[16][17] The court acknowledged that Deif's death has been reported but said there was less public evidence than there was for the death of Yahya Sinwar or Ismail Haniyeh.[18] After Hamas confirmed Deif had been killed in the airstrike, the ICC cancelled the warrant in February 2025.[19]

  1. ^ Gadzo, Mersiha. "Israel's war on Gaza updates: Israeli strikes on al-Mawasi kill at least 90". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ Clarke-Billings, Lucy (14 July 2024). "IDF says senior Hamas commander Rafa Salama killed in Israeli air strike". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Levy, Gideon (13 July 2024). "How Many Dead Children in Gaza Is Mohammed Deif Worth?". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Bisset, Victoria; Chamaa, Mohamad El; Harb, Hajar; Baran, Jonathan; Loveluck, Louisa; Fahim, Kareem (13 July 2024). "Israel targets Hamas military leader; 71 killed in Mawasi strike, officials say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ Shurafa, Wafaa; Lidman, Melanie (14 July 2024). "Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven't paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike". AP News. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ToI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Lieber, Dov (16 July 2024). "To Target a Top Militant, Israel Rained Down Eight Tons of Bombs". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ Rasgon, Adam; Boxerman, Aaron (1 August 2024). "Muhammad Deif, a Top Hamas Commander, Is Dead, Israel Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ Lieber, Dov (14 July 2024). "Israel Seeks Proof of Whether Strike Killed Hamas Military Chief". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Hamas denies martyrdom of its military leader Mohammed Deif". The Star. 3 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Deif". BBC News. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference aj11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "'Brutal massacre': World reacts to Israel's al-Mawasi attacks".
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference eu1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fance24 ICC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "What the ICC said on the arrest warrants against Gallant, Netanyahu and Hamas leader Deif". Reuters. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The Chamber found that the alleged conduct of Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant concerned the activities of Israeli government bodies and the armed forces against the civilian population in Palestine, more specifically civilians in Gaza.
  18. ^ Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes | BBC News. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  19. ^ Staff, ToI; AFP. "ICC cancels warrant for Hamas military leader Deif, weeks after group confirms death". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

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