- Israeli air strike kills 29 people at Gaza camp for displaced people
- The strike targeted the area outside al-Awda school in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis
- The Israeli military claimed it used precise munitions to hit a Hamas militant involved in the 7 October attack
- Evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military last week saw tens of thousands flee Abasan al-Kabira and other eastern Khan Younis areas
- It marks the fourth attack on or near schools sheltering displaced people in the past four days
Israeli air strike kills 29 people at Gaza camp for displaced people
At least 29 Palestinians have been killed and many others wounded in an Israeli air strike on a displaced persons camp near a school in southern Gaza, according to hospital officials. The strike targeted the area outside al-Awda school in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. The Israeli military claimed it used precise munitions to hit a Hamas militant involved in the 7 October attack on Israel, and is investigating reports of civilian casualties.
This incident follows the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military a week prior, which led tens of thousands to flee Abasan al-Kabira and other eastern Khan Younis areas. Witnesses described widespread destruction and casualties, including women and children, with many injured individuals staying in tents near the school.
This marks the fourth attack on or near schools sheltering displaced people in the past four days. Previous strikes targeted schools housing displaced people in Nuseirat refugee camp and Gaza City, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
The Israeli military’s ongoing campaign in Gaza aims to dismantle Hamas following the group’s 7 October attack on southern Israel, which killed around 1,200 people and led to 251 hostage takings. Since then, over 38,240 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
⚡️The moment the occupation aircraft committed the Khan Yunis massacre and bombed the entrance to Al-Awda School in the town of Abasan Al-Kabira. pic.twitter.com/xG3owwfhAu
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