Israeli Airstrike On School In Gaza Kills At Least 30 Persons, Injures Over 100 Others
Defending its actions, the Israeli military claimed that it launched the strike in order to destroy a Hamas command and control center inside the compound.
As the war in the Gaza region continues without abating, at least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza.
This development is according to information provided by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Defending its actions, the Israeli military claimed that it launched the strike in order to destroy a Hamas command and control center inside the compound.
The Cable News Network (CNN) quoting Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran, a spokesperson for the hospital further reported that most of those arriving to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the aftermath of the attack were women and children.
More than 4000 displaced people were housed in the school, the Palestinian Civil Defense said.
The strike came soon after Israeli’s military issued fresh evacuation orders further south, in the city of Khan Younis, where Israel launched a fresh offensive earlier in the week which has killed dozens of Palestinians.
Residents in southern neighborhoods were told to leave after being warned that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would “forcefully operate” in the area.
Signaling another campaign was imminent, the IDF wrote on Telegram it was “about to forcefully operate against the terrorist organizations and therefore calls on the remaining population left in the southern neighborhoods of Khan Yunis to temporarily evacuate to the adjusted Humanitarian Area in Al-Mawasi.”
The statement said the move was a response to terrorists activity
“significant terrorist activity and rocket fire” emanating from southern Khan Younis. It added that the location previously defined as a humanitarian area “will be adjusted.”
Israeli military action in Gaza has since killed 39,090 Palestinians and injured another 90,147, according to the Ministry of Health there. As of early July, nearly 2 million people had been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population, according to figures from the UN.
