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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed astatine slightest 14 people, including 2 children, erstwhile it deed a U.N. schoolhouse sheltering displaced Palestinian families successful cardinal Gaza connected Wednesday, infirmary officials said.
The Israeli subject said it was targeting Hamas militants readying attacks from wrong nan school, located successful nan Nuseirat exile camp. The declare could not beryllium independently confirmed.
Officials from Awda Hospital successful Nuseirat said they had received 10 dormant from nan strike, and different 4 dormant were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital successful Deir al-Balah. At slightest 1 female and 2 children were among those killed, and astatine slightest 18 group were wounded successful nan strike, infirmary officials said.
One of nan children was nan girl of Momin Selmi, a personnel of Gaza’s civilian defense agency, which useful rescuing wounded and bodies aft strikes, nan agency said successful a statement. Selmi hadn’t seen his girl for 10 months, since he remained successful northbound Gaza to support moving while his family fled south, nan agency said.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by Israeli offensives and removal orders are surviving successful Gaza’s schools.
The schoolhouse deed Thursday — called nan al-Jaouni Boys Preparatory School, 1 of nan galore successful Gaza tally by nan U.N. agency for Palestinians UNWRA ― has been deed by aggregate strikes complete nan people of nan war.
Israel often bombs schools, saying they are being utilized by Hamas militants. It blames Hamas for civilian casualties from its strikes, saying its fighters guidelines themselves and run among civilians.
More than 90% of Gaza’s schoolhouse buildings person been severely aliases partially damaged successful strikes, and much than half nan schools lodging displaced group person been hit, according to a study successful July by nan Education Cluster, a postulation of assistance groups led by UNICEF and Save nan Children.
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Israel’s 11-month-old run successful Gaza has killed astatine slightest 41,084 Palestinians and wounded different 95,029, nan territory’s Health Ministry said Wednesday. Israel launched its run vowing to destruct Hamas aft nan Oct. 7 onslaught connected confederate Israel, successful which militants killed immoderate 1,200 group and abducted 250 others.
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