Thursday,22 July 2021 (YJC) _ Initial reports indicated that the explosion at the market was a gas explosion.
An explosion was reported at the Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring a number of others, according to Palestinian media.
The injured were transferred to the Shifa Hospital in the coastal enclave. The Palestinian killed in the incident was identified by Palestinian reports as Atta Saqallah. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion, although initial reports indicated that the explosion was caused by a gas canister.
Images reportedly from the scene showed heavily damaged structures and a smoke cloud that could be seen from a distance.
Police and emergency services are operating at the scene of the incident.
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