CAIRO (Reuters) -Greater than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza faculty sheltering displaced individuals, the Hamas-run Gaza authorities mentioned on Saturday, an airstrike the Israeli army mentioned had focused a Hamas command centre.
The strikes hit when individuals sheltering on the faculty have been performing daybreak prayers, resulting in many casualties, the Hamas media workplace mentioned in an announcement. Medics had not but been capable of attain all of the our bodies, it mentioned.
There was no fast info from Gaza well being authorities.
The Israeli army mentioned in an announcement 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, “including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence information”. It didn’t instantly touch upon the casualty studies 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 individuals, principally civilians, and capturing greater than 250 hostages in accordance with Israeli tallies.
Since then, practically 40,000 Palestinians have been killed within the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in accordance 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 very least a 3rd of the Palestinian fatalities are fighters.
America, Egypt and Qatar are attempting 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. Teheran additionally backs Hamas.
