At least 33 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others injured after Israeli airstrikes targeted two schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighborhood, local officials reported.
The Gaza Government Media Office confirmed that 29 people, including 18 children, lost their lives when Israeli missiles struck the Dar al-Arqam School, which had been converted into a shelter.
The attack, which involved at least four missiles, left more than 100 people injured, according to a Civil Defence spokesperson.
In addition, sources reported that four more people were killed in an airstrike on the Fahd School, another facility used to house displaced families.
The Israeli military stated that the airstrikes were aimed at a Hamas command center in Gaza City, used by militants to organize and carry out attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
However, it remains unclear whether this was the same attack that hit the schools.
Israel’s military operations have increasingly targeted civilian shelters in Gaza, where many displaced families have sought refuge from the ongoing bombardment.
Medical sources reported that since Thursday morning, over 100 people have been killed across the Gaza Strip, with 58 fatalities in Gaza City and more in the southern city of Khan Younis.
In Gaza City, 21 bodies, including those of seven children, were brought to al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
