Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Child among at least 10 killed in Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza

al Jazeera:


Child among at least 10 killed in Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza

A child burns to death following the attack on school-turned-shelter in Gaza City.




Palestinian Civil Defence personnel put out a fire burning the tents of forcibly displaced Palestinians following an Israeli air attack in Gaza City, on April 21, 2025 [Mohammed Saber/EPA]

At least 10 people have been killed in an Israeli attack that sparked a fire at a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, including one child who was burned to death in the blaze.

The Palestinian Civil Defence said its emergency workers recovered 10 bodies early on Wednesday morning after the attack on the school, where forcibly displaced people had taken shelter. A large number of people were also injured, it said in a post on the Telegram messaging platform.

“Children are being burned while they sleep in the tents of the displaced,” Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif wrote on social media after the attack.

“There are no safe areas, and no survivors of this genocide. Gaza City and its northern areas have been subjected to heavy Israeli shelling and artillery fire for hours,” he said.

Video footage shared on social media after the attack on the school-turned-shelter showed flames engulfing tent structures and canvas covering melting onto the remains of burning chairs and what appeared to be a bed frame.

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