Global outrage as dozens killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City school

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Global outrage as dozens ******* in ******** strike on Gaza City school

Dozens of people sheltering inside a school in Gaza City were ******* in an airstrike carried out by ******** forces early on Saturday, sparking international condemnation.

A spokesman for the ******-controlled ************ civil defence agency put the ****** toll at 93, while medical and security sources inside Gaza said at least 100 people had been ******* in the *******.

The ************ militant organization ****** said the strike hit the al-Tabeen school in Gaza City’s Daraj neighbourhood during morning prayers, resulting in the high number of casualties.

School operations in the territory have been suspended since the beginning of the conflict, with most school buildings now serving as emergency shelters for displaced people.

The ******* Defense Forces (IDF) did not comment on the number of possible casualties but said in a statement on Telegram that the strike had targeted “a ****** command and control centre” which “served as a hideout for ****** terrorists and commanders.”

Up to 20 ****** terrorists were ******* in the strike, the IDF said, adding that a number of attacks against ******* were “planned and advanced” from the location.

“Numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians” in Saturday’s operation, the IDF added.

******* has long accused ****** of hiding behind Gaza’s civilian population.

In its statement, the IDF said ****** “systematically violates international law and operates from within civilian shelters, brutally exploiting the civilian population and institutions as human shields for their ******* activities.”

Eyewitness report horrific scenes

It was not possible to independently verify claims from either side.

However, eyewitnesses reported horrific scenes in the aftermath of the strike.

Women and children were said to be performing morning prayers on the upper floor of the school in Gaza City.

A man who rushed to the scene after the strike said he was in tears as the smell of burnt flesh filled the air, with body parts scattered around.

A woman who survived the ******* on the upper floor said she had lost 10 relatives, including her father, two sons and her brothers.

Egypt, Hezbollah denounce *******

Egypt strongly condemned Saturday’s *******, saying the strike showed an “unprecedented disregard for international law.”

The Foreign Ministry in Cairo said the ******* was a “continuation of ******* on a large scale” in which “huge numbers of unarmed civilians” were *******.

Egypt has been involved in months-long efforts alongside the ******* States and Qatar to bring about a ceasefire between ******* and ****** to end the Gaza war.

The latest strike, Cairo said, was “clear proof” that there is no will on the ******** side to end the conflict.

The Lebanese Hezbollah militia similarly accused ******* of “***** and deception,” adding that its “real choice is to ***** and carry out massacres.”

The militia said Palestinians have been subjected to the “most heinous massacre for more than 10 months,” since the conflict in Gaza began.

International organizations condemn *******

International organizations were also quick to respond to Saturday’s *******, with the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, saying he was “horrified”.

“At least 10 schools were targeted in the last weeks. There’s no justification for these massacres,” he wrote on X.

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the ******* Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said the incident represented “another day of horror” in Gaza.

“The unbearable cannot become the norm,” he added.

The French Foreign Ministry also criticized *******, saying it condemned the ******* “in the strongest possible terms” in a post on X.

****** toll approaches 40,000

******* has come under international criticism given the high number of civilian casualties and dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

More than 39,600 people have ***** in *******’s air and ground offensive in the territory, according to the ******-run Health Ministry.

Around 85% of the population of the Gaza Strip has been forced to leave their homes as a result of the conflict, which was triggered by an unprecedented massacre in which more than 1,200 people in ******* were ******* by ****** and other militant groups on October 7, while 250 hostages were taken to the Gaza Strip.

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People mourn near the bodies of Palestinians who were ******* in ******** ******* on the Al-Tabeen school which sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, at the al-Maamadani hospital. At least 100 people were ******* and dozens more were wounded. Hadi Daoud/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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People mourn near the bodies of Palestinians who were ******* in ******** ******* on the Al-Tabeen school which sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, at the al-Maamadani hospital. At least 100 people were ******* and dozens more were wounded. Hadi Daoud/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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