Israeli strike on school leaves 22 dead, 30 wounded: Gaza Health Ministry

An Israeli onslaught connected a schoolhouse successful bluish Gaza connected Saturday killed astatine slightest 22 people, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

Another 30 were wounded successful the onslaught connected the schoolhouse successful the Zeitoun country of Gaza City, the ministry said successful a statement.

The Israeli service said earlier Saturday it struck a Hamas’ “command and power center, which was embedded wrong a compound that antecedently served” arsenic a school. “The Hamas violent enactment systematically violates planetary instrumentality by operating from wrong civilian infrastructure,” the service added.

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, the Israeli service has struck a fig of schools, packed with tens of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by Israeli offensives and evacuation orders. The subject has continually accused Hamas of operating from wrong civilian infrastructure successful Gaza, including schools and United Nations facilities.

Earlier this month, an Israeli onslaught hit a schoolhouse successful the Nuseirat exile camp, killing 14, according to Palestinian aesculapian officials. The Israeli subject said it was targeting Hamas militants readying attacks from wrong the school.

The warfare began erstwhile Hamas-led fighters killed immoderate 1,200 people, mostly civilians, successful an Oct. 7 onslaught connected confederate Israel. They abducted different 250 radical and are inactive holding astir 100 hostages. Israel’s run successful Gaza has killed astatine slightest 41,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate betwixt fighters and civilians.

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Also Saturday, the Gaza Health Ministry said 5 of its workers were killed and 5 others injured by Israeli occurrence that struck the ministry’s warehouses successful the confederate Musbah area.

Tensions soared successful the portion connected Friday after an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb successful Lebanon killed 31 people, including civilians and Ibrahim Akil, who was successful complaint of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. Also killed was Ahmed Wahbi, different elder commandant successful the group’s subject wing.

The onslaught came hours after Hezbollah launched 1 of its astir aggravated bombardments of bluish Israel successful astir a twelvemonth of fighting. Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defence strategy intercepted astir of the rockets.