Israeli strike kills 12 at UN school in Gaza

A Palestinian man gestures as he stands on the rubble of a collapsed building as a fire burns following a strike by the Israeli military on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 4 , 2023. - Photo: AFP

GAZA (AFP): The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says at least 12 people were killed Saturday (Nov 4) when Israel struck a United Nations school where thousands of displaced Palestinians were sheltering.

The ministry reported in a statement "12 killed and upwards of 54 wounded so far as a result of targeting Al-Fakhura School, which is sheltering thousands of displaced people in Jabalia (refugee) camp in the northern Gaza Strip".

An earlier statement by the interior ministry said it was an "occupation (Israeli) strike" that hit the school.

There was no immediate comment from the UN aid agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

On Thursday (Nov 2), UNRWA said that four its schools in the Gaza Strip housing people displaced by the war had been damaged by bombings. - AFP