A photo shows the aftermath of the Israeli drone strike at the “Al-Hilwa Wal-Murra” café by Gaza City’s port, which killed six and wounded a dozen. SAFA Press Agency
Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates under Hamas authority, told AFP, that at least six were killed, "including a child, and a large number were wounded, as a result of an Israeli raid on tents of displaced people in Gaza port."
The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City said it had received five bodies and 13 injured, one of whom died later in the evening.
Eyewitness Mohammed Alghoul told AFP: "Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the 'Sweet and Bitter' cafe on the fishermen's port west of Gaza City."
The Israeli army claimed it carried out a "precise aerial strike" against "several Hamas commanders" who "planned to carry out terror attacks against it's troops operating in the Gaza Strip."
Hamas issued a statement condemning the strike, saying it exemplified Israel's "blatant disregard for all calls for a ceasefire issued by mediators and guarantor states, including President Trump's call yesterday," referring comments the US leader made in a Fox News interview.
Tuesday's air raid came one day after White House envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reiterated his position that a withdrawal of the Israeli army would only take place after Hamas is fully disarmed.
The Palestinian Islamist group, whose leader Khalil al-Hayya met Kushner on Sunday, has said it is committed to the US-sponsored peace plan, and has demanded the US administration pressure Netanyahu to adhere to it.
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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