Palestinian factions strongly condemned on Saturday the “horrific massacre” perpetrated by the Israeli military in opposition to displaced Palestinians looking for refuge on the Al-Taba’een college within the Al-Daraj neighborhood, central Gaza.
The assault, which focused civilian worshipers performing fajr (daybreak) prayers, killed over 100 Palestinians and injured a number of others.
The Islamic Jihad motion labeled the assault as a “full-fledged war crime,” and stated: “choosing the timing of the dawn prayer to carry out this horrific and terrible massacre confirms that the enemy had the intention to cause the largest possible number of martyrs among civilians, including children and the elderly.”
The Palestinian group Hamas additionally issued a press release condemning the “massacre,” calling it “a severe crime against humanity.”
The motion highlighted that this incident is a part of a “broader pattern of violence, including previous attacks on hospitals and residential buildings.”
Fatah spokesperson Munther Al-Hayek stated the assault is “a heinous crime against displaced civilians” and referred to as on the worldwide neighborhood to intervene instantly.
“The blood of children cries out to the global conscience to stop the genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza,” Hayek said.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) additionally condemned the “massacre,” arguing that “such crimes could only be committed by Israel due to the political and military backing” it receives from the US and the “deafening silence” of the worldwide neighborhood.
Witnesses reported that three missiles focused the prayer space turning it right into a scene of carnage, with charred our bodies and scattered stays.
With the bombing of Al-Taba’een college, the overall variety of colleges focused by the Israeli military in Gaza City over the previous week has elevated to 6, in line with an Anadolu tally.
Despite appeals on Thursday from mediators, together with Egypt, the US, and Qatar, to cease hostilities, attain a cease-fire, and a hostage trade settlement, Israel persists with its lethal offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli onslaught in opposition to the Gaza Strip has killed almost 39,700 folks since final October following a cross-border assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
Israel is accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to instantly halt its army operation within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the place greater than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the battle earlier than it was invaded on May 6.
Source: www.anews.com.tr