2024-08-05 01:21:54
According to the data provided by the officials of the territory previously controlled by Hamas, since July 6. At least 11 schools were hit in Gaza, killing about 150 people.
According to Mr. Bassal, the schools housed Palestinians displaced from their homes due to the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group.
The Israeli military confirmed that two schools were hit.
“The schools were used by Hamas’ Al-Furqan Battalion as hideouts for its terrorists and as command centers,” the army said in a statement.
On Saturday, a similar Israeli strike hit another school compound in Gaza City, killing at least 17 people, according to the Civil Defense Agency.
The Israeli military has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure as command and control centers or to hide its commanders and terrorists. The Palestinian group denies the allegations.
The war in the Gaza Strip began when on October 7 Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,197 people, mostly civilians, according to AFP, based on official Israeli information.
The attackers also captured 251 people, 111 of whom are still being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, including 39 the military said were killed.
At least 39,583 people have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory military campaign, according to figures from the Hamas-ruled territory’s health ministry.
2024-08-05 01:21:54