20 Palestinians, inducing 7 children, killed after Israel bombs school in Gaza
At least 20 Palestinians, including seven children, have been killed and dozens more injured after an Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in the central Gaza Strip.
The strike targeted displaced civilians sheltering at Abu Hamisa school, which is located to the east of al-Bureij refugee camp.
Witnesses and local residents said the bodies of the Palestinians were hurled into the air above the school buildings due to the intensity of bombardment.
The injured were rushed to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah as well as to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat.
The hospital spokesman said there were not enough medical supplies to deal with the influx of the injured.
Meanwhile, medical sources said that rescue and emergency teams were attempting to pull the bodies trapped under the rubble.
Since Tuesday dawn, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than three dozen civilians across the besieged Palestinian territory.
In the last 24 hours, the bodies of 48 Palestinians and 142 injured were brought to hospitals across Gaza.
Hamas censures Bureij attack as ‘heinous war crime’
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned Israel for “targeting defenseless civilians in places of refuge and shelter.”
“The Bureij massacre is a heinous war crime that requires the prosecution of the occupation’s leaders in international courts as war criminals,” Hamas stated.
Hamas called on the international community, including the UN, “to break their silence and take urgent and effective steps to stop the massacres” in Gaza.
Israel has massacred 52,945 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 118,366 others in Gaza since October 2023, according to the health ministry of Gaza.
Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the blockaded region.
The Israeli campaign of genocide has also resulted in the forced displacement of nearly two million people from all over Gaza.
