The international community condemned Israel. After another attack on a school caused more than 90 deaths, the Jewish government says. Exaggerated numbers
On Saturday, August 10, 2024, Gaza's Civil Emergency Management Agency said Israeli airstrikes hit the Tabeen school in Gaza City, which is being used as a temporary shelter by displaced people. More than 90 people were killed as a result, while the Israeli side responded that such numbers were exaggerated. And there were 19 armed fighters.
Video footage from the scene showed bodies scattered among the rubble. Officials and villagers tried to take away the body of the deceased wrapped in a white cloth from the spot. Another clip shows an image of a man. Tabeen prays in front of dozens of body bags that line the school floor.
Arab countries, Turkey, France and the UK have condemned Israel's latest attack. and the European Union
Qatar's foreign ministry called the attack, which Egypt accuses of deliberately killing Israeli civilians, “clear evidence that Israel has no intention of ending the war.” The European Union has called for an immediate ceasefire.
Israel's best friend, the Vice President of the United States of America, Ms. Kamala Harris, expressed deep concern over the incident. Call on Israel to reach a cease-fire agreement and exchange hostages with Hamas
Gaza's civil emergency services said the attack occurred as residents of the school were conducting dawn prayers, said Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Defense Office. Not identified as such.
Mr. Bassal explained that more than 350 displaced families are using Tabeen School as a temporary shelter. The upper floors of the building were used as residences. The ground floor was used as a mosque.
The Israeli army responded by saying that the death tolls published by the Palestinian side were untrue
“The attack was carried out using three precision projectiles, which are currently unable to cause significant damage,” the Israeli military said in a statement. Apart from that, the school building was not damaged to any great extent. Videos and aerial photographs prove this.
Israel has long accused Hamas of being embedded within civilian groups in Gaza. They operate out of schools, hospitals and humanitarian zones. But Hamas refused.
Izzat El-Reshiq, from Hamas's political office, said: “There was not a single soldier who was killed in the attack on the Tabeen school. But Israel says there were 19 armed fighters.
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