An Israeli strike on a school sheltering people has killed at least 80 and injured many others on Saturday, as revealed by Palestinian health officials.
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| The Interior of Al Tabeen school after an Israeli strike on Saturday 10 August, 2024. Photo: Omaa Al-Qattaa/AFP – Getty Images via nbcnews.com |
The strike is one of the deadliest attacks since the fighting between Israel and Hamas started 10 months ago as mediators talked ongoing efforts to de-escalate heightening tensions in the region.
According to nbcnews.com:
An airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 80 people and injured dozens more on Saturday morning, according to Palestinian health officials.
During dawn prayers, the strike hit the Al Tabeen school, encompassing the mosque inside it.
LTC Nadav Shoshani said: “Based on Israeli intelligence, approx. 20 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, including senior commanders, were operating from the compound struck at the Al-Tabaeen school, using it to carry out terrorist attacks.
The compound, and the mosque that was struck within it, served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility.
According to an initial review, the numbers published by the Hamas-run Government Information Office in Gaza, do not align with the information held by the IDF, the precise munitions used, and the accuracy of the strike.
The IDF continues to examine and calls on the media to act with caution about information released by Hamas sources, as they have been proven to be sorely unreliable.”
