At least, 30 people have been killed as well as more than 100 sustain various degree of injury following an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, as disclosed by Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
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| Smoke rises during an Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 27, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Photo: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images via edition.cnn.com |
The Israeli military said, it launched the strike with the aim to eliminate a Hamas compound and control Center inside the compound.
Most of the victims from the school rushed to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after the airstrike were women and children, according to Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran, a spokesperson for the hospital.
The Palestinian Civil Defence said, more than 4,000 displaced people were taking shelter in the school.
The strike was launched just some moments after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) issued fresh evacuation orders further south, in Khan Younis City.
The fresh evacuation orders from the IDF says: “Due to significant terrorist activity and rocket fire toward the State of Israel from the southern area of Khan Yunis, remaining in this area has become dangerous. Accordingly, at this time, the area will be adjusted. The adjustment is being carried out in accordance with precise intelligence indicating that Hamas has embedded terrorist infrastructure in the area defined as a Humanitarian Area.
The early warning to civilians is being made in order to mitigate harm to the civilian population and keep civilians away from areas of combat.
The IDF is about to forcefully operate against the terrorist organizations and therefore calls on the remaining population left in the southern neighborhoods of Khan Yunis to temporarily evacuate to the adjusted Humanitarian Area in Al-Mawasi.
The calls for the temporary evacuation are being communicated to residents through SMS messages, recorded voice messages, phone calls, media broadcasts in Arabic and flyers.
The IDF will continue to act against the Hamas terrorist organization, which uses the Gazan civilians as a human shield for its terrorist activities and infrastructure.”
