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The clinic where people were queuing said patients were waiting to receive treatment for malnutrition, infections, chronic illnesses and more. Credit: Reuters

Eight children and two women are amongst at least 15 Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike while queuing for nutritional supplements outside a clinic in central Gaza, a hospital says. BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas explains what video tells us about the strike in Deir al-Balah. US-based aid group Project Hope, which runs the clinic, said the attack was a blatant violation of international law which saw "innocent families... mercilessly attacked". The Israeli military said it struck a "Hamas terrorist" and regretted any harm to civilians. Another 37 people were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes elsewhere in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas continue talks on a ceasefire deal, although there in no indication that the two sides are close to a breakthrough. ----oooo00O00oooo----

Netanyahu vil bygge noe som likner veldig på konsentrasjonsleir a la Nazi Tyskland. Kanskje et nytt Theresienstadt? (Red.)

Outrage builds over plan to force all Gazans to southern city

Much of Gaza's population has been displaced multiple times during the war. Credit: Getty Images

Earlier this week, Israel's defence minister said he had instructed the military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory. Israel Katz said the "humanitarian city" would be built on the ruins of the city of Rafah and would initially house about 600,000 Palestinians - and eventually the whole 2.1 million population. He said the goal was to bring people inside after security screenings to ensure they were not Hamas operatives, and that they would not be allowed to leave. Critics, both domestically and internationally, have condemned the proposal, with human rights groups, academics and lawyers calling it a blueprint for a "concentration camp", something the Israeli government says it rejects. "The notion that Israel is creating concentration camps is deeply offensive and draws parallels with the Nazis," the foreign ministry told the BBC. It's unclear to what extent it represents a concrete plan of the government or whether it's a negotiating tactic to put more pressure on Hamas in the talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal. In the notable absence of any Israeli plan for Gaza after the war ends, this idea is filling the strategic vacuum. ‌ However, the plan has not gained traction or support amongst other senior figures in Israel, and according to reports, the proposal even triggered a clash between the prime minister and the head of the IDF. And it's not only the top military brass that is opposed to the idea. There is also consternation among rank and file too. "Any transfer of a civil population is a form of war crime, that's a form of ethnic cleansing, which is also a form of genocide," one IDF reservist told the BBC. The plan has also, unsurprisingly, dismayed Palestinians in Gaza. "We completely reject this proposal, and we reject the displacement of any Palestinian from their land," Sabreen, who had been forced to leave Khan Younis, told the BBC. "We are steadfast and will remain here until our last breath."