Two Killed in Israeli Airstrike on School in Gaza

The “Civil Defense” in Gaza announced today (Wednesday) that at least two people were killed, and 10 children were injured in a new Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people. The Israeli army accused Hamas of hiding a base within the school.

 Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the “Civil Defense,” told AFP that two bodies were retrieved from the rubble, and 15 wounded people, including 10 children, were taken to the hospital after Israeli airstrikes on the “Salah al-Din School” in Gaza City.

 The Israeli army stated that it carried out a “targeted strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating a command center inside the school.”

 On Tuesday, Civil Defense reported at least 12 deaths following an Israeli airstrike on another school in Gaza City that was sheltering thousands of displaced people.

 The Israeli army also confirmed that it had carried out a “targeted strike on terrorists operating from a Hamas observation center hidden within the school.”

 Earlier this August, the Israeli army bombed the “Tabi’een School” in Gaza, sparking international outrage. Civil Defense reported at the time that 93 people were killed, including at least 11 children and 6 women.

 The Israeli army stated that it had “so far identified 31” fighters from Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were “eliminated” in its strike on the “Tabi’een School.”

 In recent weeks, the army has bombed other schools in the Gaza Strip, especially in Gaza City, claiming they housed Hamas command centers, a claim Hamas denies.

 Thousands of displaced people have taken refuge in schools in Gaza since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7 in response to the unprecedented attack launched by the movement in southern Israel.