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Israeli air strike on school shelter kills 30 in Gaza

Published: 27 Jul 2024 - 02:57 pm | Last Updated: 27 Jul 2024 - 03:24 pm
Palestinians flee from a school where they has taken refuge, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Palestinians flee from a school where they has taken refuge, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

AFP

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said an Israeli strike hit a school housing a field hospital Saturday, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100.

"A short while ago, the targeting of Khadija school, which had a field medical unit inside it, in Deir el-Balah area, resulted in 30 martyrs and more than 100 wounded," the ministry said in a statement. 

Israeli military said it carried out a strike on the school targeting "terrorists" there.