Kids among dead as fleeing Palestinian convoy attacked on evacuation route
The 45-km Salah al-Deen road, which runs north to south across Gaza, is being used as one of the main evacuation routes. Local reports also suggested the strike had occurred on this road.
women and young children were killed when a strike hit their vehicles as they headed away from northern Gaza. Analysis of images from the scene showed some of those who died were aged between two and five.
They are primarily women and children - some appear to be as young as two to five years old.
Most are seen lying on the back of flatbed truck – others are scattered around the road. Other damaged vehicles also litter the area.
The Palestinian Health Ministry says 70 people were killed at the scene, and have blamed Israel for the attack.
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) says it is investigating but said its enemies are trying to prevent civilians leaving the north.
More than a million Palestinians were told on Friday to relocate ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive.
The evacuation area includes the whole of Gaza City and two major refugee camps, Jabalia and Beach Camp.
Human rights organisations have said such a mass movement of people will inevitably prove chaotic and extremely hazardous - the UN called a movement of this many people in a short time frame "impossible".
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