Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday more than 100 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in the besieged Palestinian territory.
The agency said three Israeli rockets hit the school in Gaza City, describing the incident as a “horrific massacre”, with some bodies catching fire.
Israel’s army said Saturday it had “precisely struck Hamas terrorists operating within a Hamas command and control center embedded in the Al-Taba’een school”.
The strike comes two days after Gazan authorities said more than 18 people were killed in Israeli strikes on two other schools in Gaza City, with the military saying at the time it had struck Hamas command centres.
Iran has said that Israel wants to spread war in the Middle East, and Hamas officials, some analysts and critics in Israel have said Netanyahu has prolonged the fighting for political gain.
During 10 months of war across the Gaza Strip, the military has found itself returning to some areas to fight the militants again.
“Enough!” shouted Khan Yunis resident Ahmed al-Najjar. “Have mercy on us, for God’s sake, the young children and women are dying in the streets. Enough!”
Israel’s military said Friday that troops were operating around Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza city from which soldiers had withdrawn in April after months of fierce fighting with Hamas.
