Estimates for the number of dead range between 60 and 100, while Israel says it struck ‘command and control centre for Hamas terrorists’
According to the United Nations, 477 out of 564 schools in Gaza have been directly hit or damaged in the war as of July 6. In June, an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed at least 33 people, including 12 women and children, according to local health officials.
Israel has blamed the civilian deaths in Gaza on Hamas, saying the group endangers noncombatants by using schools and residential neighborhoods as bases for operations and attacks.
The Hamas run government says more than 100 people were killed in the strike, with many others injured.
Gaza health officials, however, put the death toll at around 60.
The Israeli military said in a statement that its air force targeted a command and control centre where Hamas commanders and operatives were hiding.
The IDF said it had taken steps to reduce the risk of harming civilians, “including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence information”. It did not immediately comment on the casualty reports from Gaza.
Three missiles ripped through the school and the mosque inside, where about 6,000 displaced people were taking shelter from the war, said Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defence first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government.
Bassal added the death toll was expected to rise
Continue reading…Estimates for the number of dead range between 60 and 100, while Israel says it struck ‘command and control centre for Hamas terrorists’According to the United Nations, 477 out of 564 schools in Gaza have been directly hit or damaged in the war as of July 6. In June, an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed at least 33 people, including 12 women and children, according to local health officials.Israel has blamed the civilian deaths in Gaza on Hamas, saying the group endangers noncombatants by using schools and residential neighborhoods as bases for operations and attacks.The Hamas run government says more than 100 people were killed in the strike, with many others injured.Gaza health officials, however, put the death toll at around 60.The Israeli military said in a statement that its air force targeted a command and control centre where Hamas commanders and operatives were hiding.The IDF said it had taken steps to reduce the risk of harming civilians, “including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence information”. It did not immediately comment on the casualty reports from Gaza.Three missiles ripped through the school and the mosque inside, where about 6,000 displaced people were taking shelter from the war, said Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defence first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government.Bassal added the death toll was expected to rise Continue reading…