Israeli warplanes bomb mosque in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, leaving many injured

By Mohammed Ragawi and Rania Abu Shamala​​​​​​​

ISTANBUL (AA) - Several Palestinians were injured on Tuesday when Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Faraj Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, destroying it completely.

The Israeli airstrike completely destroyed the mosque and caused injuries to a large number of civilians, eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

They added that the injured were taken to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat, but did not provide any additional information.

Since the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has continued to target houses of worship in the Strip, particularly mosques and churches.

The Israeli army had destroyed 1,109 out of 1,244 mosques either fully or partially, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza announced in February.

The Israeli army renewed its assault on Gaza on March 18, shattering a Jan. 19 ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with the resistance group, Hamas.

More than 52,300 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.​​​​​​​

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.