Israel launches deadly attack on Gaza school, 40 dead
Israel attacked the Nuseirat school in the Gaza Strip left 40 people dead — including 14 children and 9 women — as well as 73 wounded on June 6th, Arab News and agencies reported.
The Israeli army said a fighter jet conducted a “precise strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside a UNRWA school in the area of Nuseirat,” referring to the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees. It said it assessed that there were 20-30 fighters located in the agency school in Gaza.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah received around 30 bodies from the strike on the school, according to hospital records. Another six came from a separate strike on a home.
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Since the start of the war, UNRWA schools across Gaza have functioned as shelters. The war has displaced most of the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians. Amnesty International noted Israel’s “appalling record” of displacement.
“Before the strike, a number of steps were taken to reduce the risk of harming uninvolved civilians during the strike,” the Israeli military said in a statement, “including conducting aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence information.”
United States President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire deal, of which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with ministers to discuss the details. Though Israel has repeatedly insisted that it will not end the war until Hamas is destroyed completely. Alternatively, the group requires that Israel completely withdraw its forces.
Arab News and agencies
