Key Takeaways
- The IDF struck a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, killing over 16 Palestinians and injuring 50 others.
- More than 38,100 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s military operations, Gaza authorities said.
- Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, breaching the border and attacking civilian neighborhoods and military bases.
Gaza: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it had conducted another strike on a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
“A short while ago, based on intelligence and using precise munition, the IAF struck several terrorists who were conducting terrorist activities, using the structures of a school in the area of Nuseirat as cover,” the IDF said on Telegram.
On Sunday, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement obtained by Sputnik that over 16 Palestinians were killed and 50 others were injured as a result of an Israeli strike on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel, breaching the border and attacking civilian neighborhoods and military bases. 1,200 people in Israel were killed, and 240 others were abducted. Israel responded with retaliatory strikes, a blockade of Gaza, and a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave to eliminate Hamas fighters and rescue hostages.
More than 38,100 people have been killed and over 87,900 others have been wounded in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s military operations, Gaza authorities said.
