Israelis 'bombed civilian shelter'

Israeli troops evacuated Palestinian civilians to a house in Gaza City, then shelled the building 24 hours later, a UN agency has claimed.

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The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs dated the incident to January 4, a day after Israel began its ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza.

The UN agency said 110 people were in the house and 30 people were killed, far higher figures than in other accounts of the incident in the media.

It said a Red Cross medical team was blocked from reaching the area until three days later. Rescuers were allowed in on foot, without ambulances.

The Israeli military had no comment on the report.

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