- Israeli strike hit a school housing a field hospital in Gaza, killing at least 30 and wounding over 100
- Israel said the strike targeted Hamas “terrorists” operating from the school, which also stored large quantities of weapons
According to the Gaza Strip’s health ministry, an Israeli strike hit a school that housed a field hospital on Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 100 others.
The Israeli military claimed it carried out a strike on the school, targeting Hamas “terrorists” operating from it.
“A short while ago, the targeting of Khadija school, which had a field medical unit inside, in the Deir el-Balah area resulted in 30 martyrs and more than 100 wounded,” Gaza‘s health ministry said in a statement.
According to Gaza’s civil defence agency, the school houses approximately 4,000 displaced people who have sought refuge there.
The Israeli military stated that the strike was carried out based on “precise intelligence of terrorists operating in a Hamas compound and control centre inside the Khadija school.”
“In parallel, the terrorists developed and stored large quantities of weapons inside the compound.”
According to hospital director Khalil al-Daqran, the field hospital inside the school belonged to the Deir el-Balah-based Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.