A fireball rises after an Israeli air strike on the Al-Muttaqin Mosque.—Reuters GAZA CITY: The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted to bombing a mosque in the Gaza Strip, which it alleged was being used as a weapons storage facility by Hamas. Photos showed fire and a huge plume of smoke rising above tents housing displaced Palestinians after a strike on the Al-Muttaqin Mosque, near the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) building. People could be seen combing through vast piles of rubble and debris in the aftermath of the attack. Amir Abu Al-Amrain, the director general of the ministry of awqaf and religious affairs in the Gaza Strip, said Israeli forces had “completely destroyed”…
Israel targets mosque in Gaza under ‘Hamas weapons dump’ pretext
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