Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said it targeted a Hamas’ command centre in what used to be a school.
Another 30 were wounded in the strike on the school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City, the ministry said in a statement. Most of the casualties were women and children, it said.
The Israeli army said earlier Saturday it struck Hamas’ command and control centre, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served as a school. It said steps were taken to limit harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance.
The Hamas terrorist organisation systematically violates international law by operating from inside civilian infrastructure, the army said, an accusation it has repeatedly made.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, the Israeli army has struck a number of schools, packed with tens of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by Israeli offensives and evacuation orders. The conflict has left 90% of Palestinians in Gaza displaced, according to figures from the United Nations.