A new investigation by Al Jazeera‘s Sanad agency has shown that the Israeli air strike targeting civilians in Gaza’s humanitarian zone was carried out using MK-84 bombs, which weigh 2,000 pounds.

At 12:34 AM local time (9:34 GMT), several Israeli missiles struck a refugee camp in the al-Mawasi area, located within the humanitarian zone designated by the Israeli army for displaced civilians — west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The Israeli bombing caused widespread damage to the tents, homes, and facilities in the area.

Photos from the bombing site reveal widespread devastation, with craters 10 to 15 metres deep, burying dozens of tents.

Civil defense teams faced immense challenges retrieving the bodies of the dead and injured, with rescue operations continuing into the next morning.

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