Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COMThe al-Fakhoura school was used as a shelter for many Gazans
NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 23:26
Dozens were killed in an attack on a school in northern Gaza this morning. This was reported by Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN organization UNRWA for Palestinian refugees. Israel has not yet confirmed the attack.
This concerns the al-Fakhoura school, which is run by UNRWA. The school at the Jabalia refugee camp provides shelter for hundreds of refugee families.
Britain’s Sky News says it has located a video of a building in the Jabalia refugee camp, home to the UN-run al-Fakhoura school. According to Sky News, that video shows dozens of lifeless bodies. “The images show women and children lying motionless on several floors of the building. Many people lay quietly, surrounded by blood, in a damaged room, where there also appeared to be school desks,” the channel said.
Al Jazeera spoke to a witness who was injured in the attack: “It was horrific. There were bodies of women and children on the ground. Others were screaming for help.”
Gazans who were in the school describe what they saw happen:
Gazans flee from school after bombing: ‘Suddenly we saw a pool of blood’
The Israeli army, which warned residents of Jabalia and others to leave in a social media post in Arabic, has said it is only operating in the area “for the purpose of hitting terrorists.” Israel rarely comments on individual attacks, saying only that it is targeting Hamas.
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An Israeli spokesman said the bombing was being investigated. “I cannot confirm that the Israeli army is behind this incident, but we see the images just like you on social media. We are investigating,” he told the BBC.
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the bombing convicted . It also called for “an urgent international investigation and independent investigators to investigate the Israeli attacks on schools and hospitals in Gaza.”
Egypt also rejected the attack “in the strongest terms”. “Egypt considers the bombing of the al-Fakhoura school, which served as a safe haven for hundreds of displaced Palestinians, “a new war crime that requires investigation and for which the perpetrators must be held accountable.” deliberate insult to the United Nations, its aid agencies and the organizations’ humanitarian objectives.”
2023-11-18 22:26:59
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