Mayor of Nuseirat killed in Israeli strike: AJ correspondent
The prominent mayor of Nuseirat, Iyad al-Maghari, is among five people killed in an Israeli raid on central Gaza, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports.
In a post on X, Ramy Abdul, chairman of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, called al-Maghari “one of the most active mayors in the Gaza Strip”.
Breaking: The Israeli army has just killed the mayor of Nuseirat, Dr. Iyad Al-Maghari.
One of the most active mayors in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/hCksWINoaf
— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) June 6, 2024
Gaza media office decries killing of Nuseirat mayor
The press office released a statement calling the killing of Iyad Ahmed al-Maghari, mayor of Nuseirat, “a war crime aimed at creating a state of chaos”.
Al-Maghari was “loyal and dedicated to his work” and continued to assist the people of the Nuseirat refugee camp throughout the war.
Israeli strikes previously killed the mayors of az-Zahra in the south and the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, while destroying the headquarters of several municipalities across the enclave.
“The mayors who were assassinated were faithful examples of diligent and continuous service,” the statement said.
Smoke billows over Deir el-Balah after deadly strikes
A video posted on social media – and verified by Al Jazeera – shows the moment of the attack on a residential building in the central Gaza city. Two bodies and several wounded were taken to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in the wake of the strike.
Palestinians watch following an Israeli air strike in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza
Israeli attacks in central Gaza ongoing
More attacks have taken place in the past couple of hours in central Gaza. Throughout the day, we could hear constant air strikes and artillery shelling by the Israeli military in different areas.
Here at Al-Aqsa Hospital, we saw several ambulances dispatched to the eastern part of the city of Deir el-Balah where a residential building was targeted.
People passing by the area were among the casualties. So far, three people were pronounced dead, two of them killed right on the spot. The third arrived at the hospital and doctors did everything possible to save him but were unable to.
Several other people who were injured are still inside the emergency department, lying on the floor waiting for medical intervention.
Wounded Palestinians are brought to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza
Israeli forces carry out air raids near al-Mawasi
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report that Israeli air strikes targeted the coastal al-Mawasi area, west of the southernmost city of Rafah.
At least 21 people were killed last month in Israeli attacks on a tent camp housing displaced families in al-Mawasi.
Displaced Palestinians at the al-Mawasi camp, declared by Israel as a ‘safe zone’
