- 35 people killed in UN School hit
- Gaza government and UNRWA denied this
- The attack has sparked outrage
A devastating Israeli airstrike hit a UN school in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least 35 people and injuring many more.
The school, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians who had fled the ongoing conflict.
Local journalists and residents reported that the strike occurred in the early hours of Thursday, with videos showing the destruction of classrooms and bodies of the victims.
Israel’s military claimed it had targeted a Hamas compound in the school, but the Gaza government and UNRWA denied this, calling the attack a “horrific massacre”.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir al-Balah received the dead and wounded, with staff overwhelmed by the influx of casualties.
The attack has sparked outrage and calls for an end to the violence, with one injured woman pleading, “Enough war! They killed our children while they were sleeping.”
The circumstances of the strike are still being verified, but it is clear that innocent lives have been lost in this devastating attack.
