Israeli attack on a school in Gaza. The Strip’s civil defense says the death toll is serious and medical sources say the number is close to 100 people killed.
The Israeli attack reportedly took place during a class in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in central Gaza. The attack on the “Al-Tabaìeen school, in the Al-Sahaba sector of Gaza City,” resulted in “90 deaths and dozens of injuries,” Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP, who initially reported 40 deaths and dozens of injuries. The spokesman Bassal described a “horrific massacre,” evoking burning bodies. According to this source, the school was targeted three times and hosted “displaced Palestinians.”.
In a statement released on Telegram, the Israeli army confirmed the raid near a school in Gaza City, explaining that the air force “precisely struck Hamas terrorists who were operating inside a command and control center in Al-Tabaìeen school and located next to the mosque in Daraj Tuffah, which is used as a shelter by Gaza City residents.” “The command and control center,” the IDF said, “was used as a hideout for Hamas terrorists and commanders. From there, numerous attacks against the Israeli military and the State of Israel were planned.”