The death toll was said to have risen to 31 after an Israeli airstrike on a building outside Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Tuesday, according to officials from the nearby Nasser Hospital.
The school building is described as a refuge for displaced families. Eyewitnesses told Reuters they heard no sound before the rocket hit.
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According to the hospital, several children are among the victims.
The IDF will investigate the incident
According to Israel’s military, the IDF, which says it will investigate the incident, the attack was aimed with “precise ammunition” at a Hamas member who participated in the terrorist attack on October 7.
In recent days, Israel has targeted several school buildings, which, according to the IDF, are used by the terrorist group Hamas.
Several attacks in central Gaza
Early on Wednesday morning, Israel also carried out attacks against central Gaza in, among other places, the city of Deir al-Balah and against Nuseirat, which has historically functioned as a refugee camp. An AP reporter counted the number of bodies at a local hospital.
In total, around 20 people are said to have died, according to the local healthcare authority. Some of those killed must have been in what Israel has classified as a “safe zone”, AP writes.
Leaflet to Palestinians: “Dangerous Combat Zone”
The Israeli military, which has been advancing in Gaza City, further north for a few days now, has called on all residents to evacuate to safe places in central Gaza.
During Wednesday morning, flyers were released with information about routes to the south. “Gaza City will become a dangerous battle zone,” the leaflet said.
At the same time, Israel’s delegation is on its way to Qatar to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas, according to Israeli media.