At least 18 individuals had been killed after Israeli airstrikes focused two colleges in Gaza on Thursday, the blockaded enclave’s civil protection company mentioned.
“The Israeli occupation killed more than 18 citizens in strikes on two schools,” senior company official Mohammad al-Mughayyir instructed AFP, referring to Al-Zahra and Abdel Fattah Hamoud colleges in Gaza City.
Mughayyir mentioned 60 individuals had been additionally wounded and greater than 40 nonetheless lacking.
“This is a clear targeting of schools and safe civilian facilities in the Gaza Strip,” he mentioned.
The Israeli navy, which has dedicated numerous violations of worldwide regulation by concentrating on colleges, hospitals, assist convoys, refugee camps, bakeries and extra, claimed the colleges housed Hamas command facilities.
After Israel launched its assaults on Gaza following Oct. 7 assaults, faculty operations within the sealed-off coastal space had been suspended. Most colleges now function emergency shelters for war-displaced individuals.
The Israeli offensive has left 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants internally displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and medication, whereas a lot of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, in line with the U.N.
Israel is accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice, whose newest ruling has ordered Tel Aviv to right away halt its operation within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the place greater than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the warfare earlier than it was invaded on May 6.
Source: www.dailysabah.com