28 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on school-turned-shelter in besieged Jabalai
Gaza (Quds News Network)- 28 Palestinians, including children and women, were killed and over 160 others were injured in an Israeli attack targeting tents at an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The camp has been under renewed ground and aerial assault and siege for 13 consecutive days.
The Israeli military carried out a drone attack on tents inside the Abu Hussein school that has turned into an evacuation center for the past few months, housing hundreds of displaced families.
The fire caused by the drone attack spread from one tent to another, resulting in a large number of tents being burned.
Gaza’s Government Media Office confirmed that 28 people were killed in the attack while 160 others were injured.
Today, the Israeli occupation committed a bloody massacre against civilians by targeting a school that shelters displaced Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip.
According to medical sources, more than 25 Palestinians were killed, including women and… pic.twitter.com/OANBXm20Ab
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 17, 2024
As usual, the Israeli military claimed it had conducted a “precise strike on an operational meeting” for Hamas and Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
“These terrorists were involved in rocket attacks against Israeli territory, as well as in planning and committing terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the state of Israel in recent days,” it said, without providing evidence.
It has provided the names of 12 fighters that it claims were at the site of the air raid.
