Palestinians pull bodies from rubble after Israeli attack on school
Palestinians carry a body recovered from the rubble of the Safad school destroyed in an Israeli attack in the Zeitoun district on the outskirts of Gaza City, on Sunday
The Israeli attack reportedly killed at least 11 Palestinians at the school which was being used as a shelter
The UN says more than half of the schools being used as shelters in Gaza have been ‘directly hit’ since October
And the IDF still uses the claim they're all Hamas Command centers. Kinda tracks with what they think of Palestinians, yet why would any 'terror' organization keep hiding in the places that for sure get bombed... Civilians have no where else to go however :/
Seventy percent of UNRWA schools ‘destroyed or damaged’
Palestinians inspects the area after Israeli attacks on a school belonging to the UNRWA, which is used as a refugee center in Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza, on July 6
The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that, across the region, children are starting their new school term at UNRWA facilities, but not in Gaza, as more than “600,000 children are … living in the rubble” due to the war.
In a post on X, Philippe Lazzarini said: “More than 70 percent of our schools are destroyed or damaged.” Those that still stand are being used as shelters for displaced families.
“They cannot be used for learning. With no ceasefire, children are likely to fall prey to exploitation, including child labour and recruitment into armed groups,” he wrote.
He added that a ceasefire is “a win for all”, including “respite” for civilians, the release of Israeli captives in Gaza and the increased flow of basic supplies, including learning materials.
Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital reopens after Israeli attack
Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza was left in ruins by Israeli forces five months ago. But now one of its medical units is back up and running. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reports on the effort to resurrect Gaza’s biggest hospital:
