8 more Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people in northern Gaza
At least eight Palestinians, including two women and two children, were killed Saturday evening in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced civilians in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.
The attack targeted the Halawa School in Jabalia, leaving 30 others injured. Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli drone struck a room inside the school, causing extensive casualties.
The Israeli army, in a statement, claimed it had targeted Hamas members operating from the school, a justification it has frequently used in similar incidents.
The school strike is the latest in a series of Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, places of worship, and shelters. Such actions, under international humanitarian law, may constitute war crimes if civilian facilities are deliberately targeted.
The ongoing assault has devastated Gaza’s civilian population. The genocidal campaign have killed more than 46,500 people, mostly women and children.
Since then, no sufficient humanitarian aid including food, medicine and fuel has been allowed into the area, leaving the remaining population on the verge of imminent famine.