Chaotic scenes at al-Ahli Hospital after strikes on Hamama School
In footage obtained and verified by Al Jazeera, victims of the Israeli attack on Hamama School are seen arriving at al-Ahli Hospital. Among the seriously wounded were children, some of whom appeared to be unconscious, as medical staff desperately tried to treat them.
The scenes at the hospital were chaotic, with some of the wounded lying on the floors as grieving Palestinians lined the corridors. According to the testimony of one of the wounded, the strikes were carried out without warning. Below is footage from the Israeli strike on the school:
جيش الاحتلال يقصف مدرسة الحمامة التي تؤوي نازحين في حي الشيخ رضوان#فيديو #حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/U1DBGvSrhr
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) August 3, 2024
Horrific scenes as Israeli military hits school multiple times
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 60 critically wounded in the attacks on the school where Palestinians were taking shelter. There is extreme shortage of medical supplies and pain medication at the hospital.
Volunteers, paramedics and rescue teams were inside the school after the first attack and they were given only a few minutes to evacuate before three more bombs fell.
The testimonies we hear from witnesses and paramedics at the location describe horrific moments of picking up pieces of flesh and bodies of deceased children and people who were directly hit by these bombs.
With a shattered sense of safety, it’s hard to fathom where people could go next.
Israel’s attack on shelter school a huge massacre
Israeli jets targeted a school in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood where thousands of displaced Palestinians have taken refuge. It was directly targeted and as you can see people, including children, have been torn to pieces.
While we were documenting the massacre inside this school, the displaced people received calls from the Israeli military ordering them to evacuate the building immediately, because it was going to be targeted again.
The bodies of the victims are still in the schoolyard, in the classrooms and even in the surrounding areas. Until this moment, no one has been able to retrieve the bodies from inside the school.
Bodies are everywhere. The medics are retrieving them and there are body parts everywhere. It’s a huge massacre. The school has been completely destroyed.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, burn olive trees in occupied West Bank
Six Palestinians have been injured after Israeli settlers attacked residents of the al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank.
The settlers set fire to Palestinian farmers’ tents, leading to confrontations that injured the residents.
Israeli settlers also set fire to dozens of olive trees in the town of Surif, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, under the protection of the Israeli army. Gunfire was heard at the scene.
Wafa news agency quoted Hazem Ghnimat, the head of the local municipality, as saying that settlers attacked residents’ homes and burned 40 olive trees. It reported no injuries.
