the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit a densely populated residential block in central gaza. several buildings in very close proximity to one another. one man who had lost his daughter, his grandchildren and his son in law had said that his family was ordered to evacuate from gaza city because of the israeli military operation. he said, we came to central gaza only to die. he said, there s just no safe place. there are two big challenges ahead after this. one is that the palestinian red crescent said because of the air strike has caused the main road connecting these refugee camps to shut down. that s going to make it very difficult for rescue teams, for ambulances to get through. but also remember that most hospitals in gaza are struggling, whether it s fuel or lack of supplies or water. so as this rescue operation struggles, so will the medical situation. the world health organization has described the situation at gaza s largest hospital, as absolut
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the injured have been taken to al aqsa hospital in nearby dair al balah. the health ministry says the strike hit three houses and the death toll is likely to rise given the large number of families living the area. it also says more 20,400 have been killed since the war began in october. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been following developments from bethlehem in the occupied west bank. what we understand from the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit this densely populated residential block. so it s several buildings in very close proximity to one another. as you said, the death toll is likely to rise. that s according to the spokesperson, essentially because of the large number of families living in that block, but also because many, many people are still stuck under the rubble. we ve seen footage of first responders from the palestinian red crescent walk through really narrow areas, trying to navigate the rubble to get to people and try using torch lig