Air Strike on UN School in Gaza Results in Significant Casualties

 An Israeli air strike on a United Nations school sheltering displaced individuals in central Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people, according to local officials.

Eyewitnesses and journalists on the ground reported that the attack targeted classrooms on the top floor of the school located in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The Israeli military stated that the strike aimed at a Hamas compound situated within the school premises.

In response, the Hamas media office condemned the attack, labeling it a "horrific massacre" and rejecting the claim that the school housed a Hamas command post. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with ambulances transporting the injured and deceased to nearby medical facilities. Social media footage depicted the aftermath, showing destroyed classrooms and bodies prepared for burial.

A woman injured in the strike voiced her anguish, highlighting the repeated displacements and loss of lives among civilians. Ismail al-Thawabta, a Hamas media official, criticized Israel's justification of the attack, calling the allegations against the school baseless.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) asserted that the strike targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants involved in the deadly events of October 7. The IDF emphasized efforts to minimize civilian casualties during the operation.

Additionally, the Israeli military has announced a new operation in central Gaza, taking control of areas in the Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al-Balah. The region has experienced intense bombardment, and the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported a high number of casualties, predominantly women and children. MSF described the situation at al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah as dire, with limited functional health facilities remaining in the area.

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غزہ میں یو این اسکول پر اسرائیلی حملہ، کم از کم 27 افراد کی ہلاکتمقامی حکام کے مطابق، غزہ کے وسط میں واقع یونائیٹڈ نیشنز اسکول پر اسرائیلی ہوائی حملہ نے کم از کم 27 افراد کی ہلاکت کا سبب بنایا۔مقامی صحافیوں نے بی بی سی کو بتایا کہ ایک اسرائیلی جنگی طیارہ نے نصیرت ریفیوجی کیمپ کے اسکول کے اوپر کے کلاس رومز پر دو میزائل مارے۔اسرائیلی فوج نے کہا کہ یہ "حماس کمپاؤنڈ" کو نشانہ بنایا گیا تھا جو اسکول کے اندر تھا۔حماس میڈیا آفس نے اسرائیل کو "خوفناک قتل عام" کرنے کا الزام لگایا ہے۔