\n The Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza<\/a> said eight of those killed in the strike were children, with the youngest under two years old, according to his mother, and the oldest aged 14. The hospital said three women and four men were also killed.\n <\/p>\n \n In footage obtained by CNN, several children were seen lying motionless and others appeared injured amid the sound of screams. Another video showed several children, bloodied and lying motionless, being transported on a cart.\n <\/p>\n \n The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas militant who took part in the group\u2019s October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThe (Israel Defense Forces) is aware of reports regarding a number of injured individuals in the area. The incident is under review. The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and operates to minimize harm as much as possible,\u201d the Israeli military said in a statement to CNN.\n <\/p>\n \n The youngest victim of the strike was 17-month-old Mohammad, whose mother Donia Halhoul told CNN she had been waiting to receive food aid for her children from the health center when the deadly strikes landed.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI\u2019m in so much pain all over my body, but what hurt me more is that Mohammad died hungry while I was waiting to get him and his siblings nutritional supplements,\u201d she told CNN by phone from the hospital.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201dHe was so young that he had only started to say a few words before he was killed. I was so happy to hear his first words.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Her nine-year-old remains in critical condition, she also said.\n <\/p>\n \n The director general of Gaza\u2019s health ministry said the strike hit near a medical center dispensing children\u2019s formula to women.\n <\/p>\n \n Project HOPE, an American aid organization, said the strike occurred \u201cdirectly in front\u201d of one of its health clinics, where people were waiting to receive treatment for \u201cmalnutrition, infections, chronic illnesses, and more.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The organization\u2019s CEO Rabih Torbay told CNN the location of the clinic had been shared with the Israeli military. \u201cIt was a deconflicted site,\u201d Torbay said.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cProject HOPE\u2019s health clinics are a place of refuge in Gaza where people bring their small children, women access pregnancy and postpartum care, people receive treatment for malnutrition, and more,\u201d he said in a statement.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cYet, this morning, innocent families were mercilessly attacked as they stood in line waiting for the doors to open,\u201d he continued. \u201cHorrified and heartbroken cannot properly communicate how we feel anymore.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF\u2019s deputy medical coordinator for Palestine, said this is not the first time health facilities have been targeted directly or indirectly. Speaking to CNN from Al Mawasi in southern Gaza, Mughaisib stressed that there has been no improvement in access to aid and medicine despite Israel\u2019s partial lifting<\/a> of the blockade on Gaza.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cEvery day there is hundreds of people killed and injured when they are going (to the aid distribution points) to pick their food kits or parcels,\u201d he said adding, \u201cIn the market you don\u2019t find food. I mean, the bakeries are closed.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Mughaisib told CNN Gaza\u2019s population is \u201ctotally exhausted, broken, tired,\u201d saying \u201chope is really a fragile word in Gaza.\u201d\n <\/p>\n ![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03-ap25191454665112.JPG\")
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