Al-Shati refugee camp airstrike

Overview

On 9 October 2023, during the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, destroying four mosques. According to Palestinian media, the attack killed people inside. The camp is Gaza's third-largest refugee camp, with a population of more than 90,000 refugees. A second strike was conducted on 12 October, killing 13 people.

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Significance

The IDF airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp on 9 October 2023 struck one of Gaza's most densely populated areas, home to more than 90,000 refugees, destroying four mosques and killing people inside according to Palestinian media reports. A follow-on strike on 12 October killed 13 people. The strikes drew attention to the scale of bombardment in the early phase of the Gaza war and to the humanitarian exposure of civilian infrastructure in the Strip's largest refugee camps.