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Palestinian factions and human rights organisations have called on Gaza’s rulers Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups to stop storing weapons in residential areas following another explosion, which killed one person and injured 14 others last Thursday.
The Palestinian NGO Network, an umbrella organisation comprising 133 member organizations, also called for a “serious and transparent” investigation into the explosion in order to hold those responsible accountable.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip said that the explosion took place in a warehouse used by Hamas for storing weapons. Hamas said it has launched an investigation, but has not provided any details.
The explosion occurred shortly after 8am in a house located in the Al-Zawiya market area in the centre of Gaza City. Palestinian sources said that 69-year-old Atta Ahmed Saqallah died and 14 civilians were injured, including six children. A similar explosion took place in an open market in the Nuseirat refugee camp last year, killing more than 10 Palestinians and injuring dozens others.
