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Israeli Airstrike Hits UN School, kills 33 In Gaza

POSTED ON June 6, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey
Israel’s Military Airstrike that Killed many on Thursday/ Photo credit: Los Angeles Times

No fewer than 33 people died as Israel’s military carried out an airstrike on Thursday on a U.N. school in central Gaza, Palestinian official has said.

The Israel Defence Forces said Hamas fighters who participated in the October 7, 2023 attack against Israel were using the school as shelter and “directed terror” from the site.

The Hamas media office rejected Israel’s statement and said Israeli forces had carried out a “brutal crime” against displaced people and said 23 women and children were among the dead.

Israeli military spokesperson Lt Col. Peter Lerner said that Israel was not aware of any civilian casualties.

The strike happened at a school run by the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Nuseirat.

Nearly a week after U.S. President Joe Biden publicly detailed a proposed six-week cease-fire in Gaza, the United States and 16 other nations issued a joint statement on Thursday expressing their support for the deal.

“We call on Hamas to close this agreement, that Israel is ready to move forward with, and begin the process of releasing our citizens,” the statement said.

The joint statement said it is time for the war to end.

“At this decisive moment, we call on the leaders of Israel as well as Hamas to make whatever final compromises are necessary to close this deal and bring relief to the families of our hostages, as well as those on both sides of this terrible conflict, including the civilian populations,” it said.

Signatories to the statement are Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain and Thailand.

Israel's retaliatory bombardments and ground offensive have killed at least 36,600 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The United Nations, in a report released on Wednesday, warned that at least 1 million Palestinians will reach the highest level of starvation by mid-July. 

The heavy restrictions on the flow of food, water, fuel and medical aid are worsening the situation in Gaza, particularly in northern Gaza, the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization said in their joint report.

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