At least 68 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza refugee camp, health ministry says
At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, according to Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
![PHOTO: Palestinians mourn relatives, who were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, during a mass funeral at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 25, 2023.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/645dd16e-a56d-42a4-a6a7-1fc6c1297eb7/maghazi-refugee-camp-airstrike-1-gty-231225_1703512320319_hpMain.jpg)
The strike hit the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, east of Deir al-Balah. At least 12 women and seven children were among the dead, according to The Associated Press, which cited early hospital figures.
![PHOTO: Displaced Palestinian children watch from inside a tent as a man mourns relatives, who were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, during a mass funeral in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 25, 2023.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/da3b4d04-173e-4a2d-9c2b-2a9193feddbd/maghazi-refugee-camp-airstrike-3-gty-231225_1703511861680_hpMain.jpg)
When asked for comment, the Israel Defense Forces told ABC News on Monday: "The IDF received reports of an incident in the Maghazi camp and is reviewing the incident. Despite the challenges posed by Hamas terrorists operating within civilian areas in Gaza, the IDF is committed to international law including taking feasible steps to minimize harm to civilians."
-ABC News' Jordana Miller, Tomek Rolski and Morgan Winsor