At least 29 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others injured in an Israeli attack on the Dar Al-Arqam school, east of Gaza City, the Hamas-run Gaza media office said. The office stated that among the dead were 18 children, women, and elderly people.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, told Xinhua that “the school had been sheltering displaced families seeking refuge from continuous Israeli bombardment.”
“The army attacked it while it was sheltering many displaced people,” he said, adding that emergency teams rushed to the scene, pulling bodies from the rubble and treating the wounded amid the destruction. Locals said the Israeli army attacked the school with three missiles. “The blast was massive. Many were killed instantly, and others are still trapped under the debris,” said Mohammed Alaa, a local resident.
