We still do not have permission from Lebanon’s military intelligence to access the camp, but it’s only a few hundred metres from where we are right now.
We’ve been speaking to people here, making their way out of the camp and heading to work. They’re telling us that a sports field – where the youth usually gather and play football – was hit.
This is what Hamas said in their statement, too. They denied what the Israeli army claimed, that this was a training compound for the group.
This is an area where Hamas does have influence. The camp is home to tens of thousands of people. It’s very crowded but it’s also where Palestinian factions have offices.
People here are worried because this is really a marked escalation – the deadliest attack since the ceasefire came into force in November last year. Just a few minutes ago, there was a targeted strike in the south of the country in the village of Tyre.
Israel has also targeted Hamas officials and Hamas members, but most of those attacks were outside the camp’s perimeter.