Israel airstrike on Gaza school kills more than 100, Hamas-run media office says

Greater than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza faculty sheltering displaced folks, the Hamas-run Gaza authorities mentioned on Saturday, an airstrike the Israeli army mentioned had focused a Hamas command centre.

The strikes hit when folks sheltering on the faculty have been performing daybreak prayers, resulting in many casualties, the Hamas media workplace mentioned in a press release. Medics had not but been capable of attain all of the our bodies, it mentioned.

There was no rapid info from Gaza well being authorities.

The Israeli army mentioned in a press release that its air power focused a command and management centre the place Hamas commanders and operatives have been hiding.

The army mentioned it had taken steps to scale back the danger of harming civilians, “together with the usage of exact munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence info”. It didn’t instantly touch upon the casualty experiences from Gaza.

Israel launched its assault on Gaza, aiming to wipe out Hamas after the Islamist group’s fighters stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and capturing greater than 250 hostages in line with Israeli tallies.

Since then, practically 40,000 Palestinians have been killed within the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in line with the Palestinian well being ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between combatants and civilians.

Well being officers say most the fatalities have been civilian. Israel, which has misplaced 329 in Gaza, says at the least a 3rd of the Palestinian fatalities are fighters.

America, Egypt and Qatar try to revive Gaza ceasefire talks, scheduling a brand new spherical of negotiations for Thursday, as fears are rising of a broader battle, involving Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Tehran additionally backs Hamas.