Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills at least 27, Palestinians say
Israel has repeatedly attacked schools-turned-shelters in Gaza, accusing militants of hiding out there
An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip killed at least 27 people on Thursday, with the toll likely to rise, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it targeted militants hiding among civilians.
Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as attention has shifted to its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran.
The military launched a large-scale air and ground operation against Hamas in northern Gaza earlier this week.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where the bodies were brought, said the strike in the central town of Deir al-Balah killed 27 people, including a child and seven women.
An Associated Press reporter saw ambulances streaming into the hospital and counted the bodies, many of which arrived in pieces.
“We appeal to the world. We are dying!” one man screamed.
