At least five Palestinians, mostly children, died this Friday after a attack by the Israeli Army against a school that functioned as a shelter for civilians displaced in the northeast of Gaza City, the Civil Defense of the enclave reported this Saturday.
According to a statement from the agency, rescue teams, in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), managed to recover the bodies and evacuate several injured people from inside the Gaza Martyrs School, located in the Al Tufah neighborhood, east of the city.
The injured were taken to hospitals to receive medical attention, although their number was not specified, the agency said. EFE.
The Israeli Army assured, as on previous occasions, that its troops detected “suspicious individuals” in the area and opened fire to “eliminate the threat.”
In a statement, it indicated that it is aware of the information about civilian victims and that the facts are under review, while at the same time He said he regretted any harm to people not involved.
The Gaza Civil Defense denounced that the attack on a school that housed displaced civilians constitutes a “serious violation of international humanitarian law.”
Likewise, he urged the international community and UN agencies to strengthen the protection of civilians, shelters and humanitarian personnel.
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HamasFor his part, he described the bombing as a “brutal crime” and a repeated violation of the ceasefire agreement, in addition to accusing Israeli forces of hindering the access of ambulances and medical equipment to the attacked areas.
Since the entry into force of the truce, on October 10, Israeli troops have caused the death of Gazans almost daily under the argument of neutralizing “immediate threats.”
The Gaza Health Ministry this week raised the death toll since then to 395, not including victims of the most recent attack.
In total, since the start of the Israeli offensive in October 2023, More than 70,660 Palestinians have died in Gazamostly civilians, including more than 20 thousand children.
Likewise, more than 171,165 people have been injured, many with permanent consequences, according to official data from the enclave.
UNICEF further estimates that almost 44,500 children have suffered injuries during the two years of conflict.
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