Israeli strike on school in Gaza City kills at least 22, Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says
An Israeli military strike on a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City on Saturday killed at least 22 people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, Israel said the attack targeted a Hamas militant group command center.
The strike at the school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City injured another 30, the Gaza health ministry said, adding that most of those killed were women and children.
The Israeli army said it struck a Hamas “command and control center, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served” as a school, repeating an accusation that the group uses civilian facilities for military purposes. Hamas denies that.
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The Israel Defense Forces said that prior to the attack, “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.”
Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah traded fire in the latest escalation between the two. The tit-for-tat strikes have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in both southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
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Source: cbsnews.com