GAZA: Gaza’s civil defense agency has said that an Israeli attack hit a school in Gaza City, killing around 100 people. Gaza’s civil defense agency spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said in a post on Telegram, “Dozens injured after the Israeli bombing of the Al-Taba’een school in the Al-Sahaba area in Gaza City,”. Basal has described the attack as a horrific massacre with some bodies catching fire. The crews are making efforts to control the fire to retrieve the bodies of the martyrs and rescue the injured,” he stated.
Earlier, on Thursday, the civil agency stated Israeli strikes had hit two schools in Gaza City, killing over 18 people. Israel’s brutal military campaign in the Gaza Strip has killed around 39,699 people, Gaza health ministry said.
The recent development takes place as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israel’s Minister for Defense Yoav Gallant in a phone call that the escalation of tensions in the Middle East was in no one interest while also stressing the need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the State Department stated.
Reuters reported that there has been an increased risk of escalation into a broader regional conflict following recent killings of Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran and of Hezbollah military leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut drew threats of retaliation against Israel.
