At least 19 people, including 13 children, were killed by an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities

The Gaza Civil Defense announced today that an Israeli strike on a school hosting displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 19 people, with the Israeli military saying it targeted Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave. Among the dead are “13 children and six women”, one of whom was pregnant, explained the press representative of the Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal. At the same time, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that an unknown number of people were injured in another strike against a school in the same district. For its part, the Israeli army announced in a press release that it “conducted a targeted strike against terrorists who were operating from inside a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City”, specifying that the target was “inside” the school Al Falah, which is next to the Al Zaitoun school buildings. Al Zaitoun school was hit, an AFP reporter at the scene found. […]
Source: News Beast

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