Foreign Policy

Israel’s Bombing of Mawasi: Civilian Casualties Amid Forced Evacuations Expose Military Overreach

By National Security Desk | July 9, 2025

Israel’s military strikes on the densely populated Mawasi area in Gaza have killed at least 54 civilians, even as the government directs residents to relocate there, revealing a deadly disconnect and disregard for civilian safety.

On July 9, reports confirmed that Israeli bombing raids killed 54 Gazan civilians in the Mawasi area of southern Gaza. This region, which Israeli forces regularly announce as a designated relocation zone for displaced Palestinians, has turned into a deadly trap. The director of Gaza’s Ministry of Health unit responsible for casualty counts, Zaher al Waheidi, confirmed that 54 bodies were received at the main hospital in Jan Yunis, just adjacent to Mawasi. Despite daily calls from the Israeli military encouraging residents to move into the Mawasi beaches—an area roughly 8.9 square kilometers with over 48,000 people per square kilometer—the...

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