The Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says it investigated Israel’s attack on a Gaza City mosque on November 16 last year that killed more than 15 Palestinians, including women and children, Al Jazeera reports.

It said the probe found no military targets, “such as objects or armed individuals, inside the mosque or in its surrounding area at the time of the attack”.

“According to the investigation’s findings, at approximately 4:45am on Wednesday, 16 November 2023, Israeli aircraft struck Al-Hassan Mosque in the Al-Sanafur area of Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, without any prior warning,” the monitor said.

“The attack involved one or two heavy, high-explosive bombs and occurred just as worshippers began their dawn prayers.”