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Gulf Today
4 hours ago
- Gulf Today
'This is not life:' Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Israeli strike killed 12 people there according to the civil defence agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. Children walk over debris at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. A boy checks the destruction at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas hiding among civilians. Mohammad Al Mughayyir, an official from Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP that most of the 12 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. Injured Palestinian children receives treatment outside Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, following an Israeli strike. AFP He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al Rimal neighbourhood." They were among 25 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday morning in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. 'Annihilate us' Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the report. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence. An injured Palestinian boy waits to receive treatment at Baptist Hospital in Gaza City. AFP At Mustafa Hafez School, a colourful mural on a wall next to the wreckage showed a smiling boy walking past a tree and a woman next to a Palestinian flag. A small group sat on chairs in what was once the playground of the school. Inside the building, a group of young boys surveyed the damage and climbed on upturned furniture while others sifted through the debris. Crowds of mourners gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital, where men and women wept over the bodies of the dead. People walk over debris at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP "We have no life left. Let them just annihilate us so we can finally rest," said one woman who lost relatives in the strike and did not give her name. "There's nothing left for us. My two daughters are gone — and now my niece, along with her six children and her husband, were burned to death," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. At least 57,130 people have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable. Agence France-PResse
New Indian Express
a day ago
- New Indian Express
'This is not life': Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Israeli strike killed 15 people there according to the civil defence agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it "struck a key Hamas terrorist who was operating in a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City". "Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians," it added. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP that most of the 15 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood". They were among 69 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas militants hiding among civilians.
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Israeli forces kill 25 in Gaza, including 12 in shelter for displaced
Al-Mawasi has been hit by repeated strikes despite being declared a safe zone by Israel. (EPA Images pic) GAZA CITY : Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 25 people today, including 12 in a strike on a school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war nearing its 22nd month. Israel has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where the war since October 2023 has created dire humanitarian conditions and displaced nearly all of the territory's population of more than 2 million. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas rebels hiding among civilians. In Gaza City today, civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP there were '12 martyrs, the majority of them children and women, and a large number of injuries in an Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood'. AFP footage showed young children wandering through the charred, bombed out building, as piles of burnt debris smouldered. Groups of Palestinians picked through the rubble and damaged furniture that littered the floor. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the report as well as another incident, in central Gaza, where according to Mughayyir Israeli gunfire killed people seeking humanitarian aid. The civil defence official said the gunfire killed six people and resulted in 'a large number of injuries' among a group of Palestinians near an aid distribution site. It is the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have hit people trying to receive scarce supplies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed to eradicate Hamas, whose 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, even after the Palestinian resistance group said it was studying new proposals for a ceasefire from mediators. US President Donald Trump has said the latest ceasefire push, aiming for an initial 60-day truce, had Israel's backing. Across Gaza today, Mughayyir said artillery shelling in the northern town of Beit Lahia killed three people. A strike on Jabalia, also in the north, killed one. Further south, three people were killed in a strike that hit tents housing displaced people in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, Mughayyir said. Despite being declared a safe zone by Israel in December 2023, Al-Mawasi has been hit by repeated strikes. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by rescuers. The Israeli military did not comment on the reported incidents in Bait Lahia, Jabalia and Al-Mawasi, but told AFP in response that it was 'operating to dismantle Hamas military capabilities' and that it 'follows international law and takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm'. Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack that prompted the Israeli offensive resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures. Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed at least 57,012 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable.
LBCI
a day ago
- LBCI
Gaza rescuers say 12 killed in Israeli strike on shelter for displaced
Gaza's civil defense agency said an Israeli air strike Thursday hit a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least 12, mostly women and children. Civil defense official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP there were "12 martyrs, the majority of them children and women, and a large number of injuries in an Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City." Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military told AFP it "will try to look into" the report. AFP
France 24
a day ago
- France 24
'This is not life': Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas militants hiding among civilians. Mohammad al-Mughayyir, an official from Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP that most of the 12 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood". They were among 25 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday morning in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. 'Annihilate us' Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the report. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence. At Mustafa Hafez School, a colourful mural on a wall next to the wreckage showed a smiling boy walking past a tree and a woman next to a Palestinian flag. A small group sat on chairs in what was once the playground of the school. Inside the building, a group of young boys surveyed the damage and climbed on upturned furniture while others sifted through the debris. Crowds of mourners gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital, where men and women wept over the bodies of the dead. "We have no life left. Let them just annihilate us so we can finally rest," said one woman who lost relatives in the strike and did not give her name. "There's nothing left for us. My two daughters are gone -- and now my niece, along with her six children and her husband, were burned to death," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. At least 57,130 people have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable. The war was triggered by Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, also mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.
