Reports of a strike on a convoy of vehicles heading towards southern Gaza surfaced yesterday evening. Videos revealing the devastation at the scene quickly followed.
BBC Verify has verified that the strike occurred on Salah-al-Din street, one of the two evacuation routes from north Gaza to the south.
The road had been congested all day as Gazans in the north heeded Israeli warnings to leave the area.
The graphic footage shows at least 12 deceased individuals, primarily women and children, with some appearing to be as young as two to five years old. The shadows in the video suggest it was filmed at around 17:30 local time.
Most of the casualties are observed on the back of a flatbed truck, while others are scattered on the road. Various damaged vehicles are also strewn around the vicinity.
The Palestinian Health Ministry claims that 70 people perished at the scene and attributes the attack to Israel.
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) states that it is conducting an investigation but alleges that its adversaries are attempting to hinder the departure of civilians from the north.