Mahmud Bassal, spokesperson for Gaza's civil defense, has also testified to news agencies that most of the fatalities were children of a merchant who, in collaboration with the Israeli military, has worked on importing fish and meat to the Gaza Strip.
A house and an adjacent warehouse were hit in the attacks. A witness tells AP that over 40 civilians were in the buildings. Three rockets allegedly hit the building where the family was, according to a witness for AFP.
Images after the attack show rescue workers searching for bodies under piles of cement and other debris.
The Israeli military (IDF) responds that they will verify the information and continue with attacks on combatants in central Gaza Strip, where al-Zawayda is located. At the same time, a mass evacuation has been ordered in the refugee-dense Maghazi area in the same region, as the IDF will operate in the area in response to rocket fire.
