An Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in the northern part of the Gaza Strip Saturday killed 16 and wounded 21, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense.
ADVERTISEMENTAt least 16 people were killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a school housing displaced people in the northern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday.
A further 21 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense.
The afternoon airstrike on the Hamama School in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City knocked out part of the complex.
After the initial strike, a resident reportedly received a call from the Israeli military telling him the school would be attacked again, leading people to run away.
The Palestinian Civil Defense warned on Saturday that it is running out of fuel used for ambulances and fire engines, warning that its work might be forced to a stop within hours.
The death toll inside Gaza is now nearing 40,000.
At least 39,550 Palestinians have been killed in nearly ten months of fighting since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel which triggered the war.
That figure comes from Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.
Israel has accused Hamas of embedding themselves within the civilian population, putting it at risk.
Most of Gaza’s population of about 2.3 million is displaced, many people multiple times, as Israel’s military returns to areas where it says Hamas militants have regrouped.
Health services and sanitation have largely collapsed across the territory as hunger grows.