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
at al maghazi refugee camp in central gaza. 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. let s speak to shaimaa khalil who is in bethlehem in occupied west bank. tell us more about what s happened at al maghazi refugee camp. we understand from the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit this densely populated residential block. so several buildings in very close proximity. as you said, the death toll is likely to rise according to the spokesperson and 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 have seen footage of first responders from the palestinian red crescent walk through narrow areas trying to navigate the rubble to