Israeli air raids have killed dozens individuals on the al-Fakhoora College, run by the United Nations company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
A minimum of 50 individuals have been killed within the bombing, the Palestinian Ministry of Well being stated on Saturday.
Many lots of of persons are believed to have taken shelter there, fleeing the continuous Israeli assaults. The strike is believed to have taken place within the early hours of the morning.
“Dead bodies are everywhere and medial teams are trying to evacuate the wounded,” stated Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Abou Azzoum of Saturday’s strike, reporting from Gaza.
He stated with the continued preventing amid Israel’s floor offensive into northern Gaza, many Palestinians have been pressured to flee to UN-run faculties within the neighborhood of the Indonesian Hospital for cover.
“People taking shelter at al-Fakhoora school in Jabalia refugee camp, many with medical issues, thought they could find shelter from the violence there. But the Israeli army seems to be sending a message: Flee to the south of the Gaza Strip,” he stated.
‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza’
Tamara Alrifai, a spokesperson for UNRWA, instructed Al Jazeera that she has seen the “devastating” footage popping out of Jabalia within the aftermath of the bombing, however has not been capable of instantly contact her colleagues on the bottom.
“I’m still waiting from reports directly from my colleagues in Gaza but what we’re seeing is another one of these horrific incidents, where civilians, people who sought shelter in a protected UN building, are paying the price,” she stated.
Alrifai stated over half of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million inhabitants has been pressured on an “exodus” south after an Israeli order to evacuate to make room for its floor operations within the north, one thing that’s paying homage to earlier pressured displacements.
“Many people who stayed in the north stayed in the UNRWA school because they thought that they would have a bit of safety there, but nowhere is safe in Gaza, not even our schools,” she stated. “Unfortunately, people flee into our buildings with the blue flag looking for protection, but 70 of our buildings have been hit, so we ourselves are not protected.”
Alrifai stated excluding the strike on Saturday, 66 individuals have been confirmed to be killed whereas taking shelter in UN-run services.
The ‘al-Shifa of schools’
The Jabalia refugee camp has been a goal of strikes for weeks, as Israel claims it homes Palestinian fighters.
The lethal bombing marketing campaign of the camp has been ongoing regardless of condemnations by the UN and from regional governments.
The Israeli army has also repeatedly hit schools and UN-run services. Its battle on Gaza has killed over 12,000 Palestinians up to now, lots of them youngsters.
The al-Fakhoora faculty had additionally been beforehand hit by the Israeli military a number of occasions previous to the battle. The college was a goal for strikes in 2009, 2014 and earlier this month.
Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara stated the varsity is just like the “al-Shifa of schools” in Gaza because it has been repeatedly focused by Israeli forces just like the al-Shifa hospital, which has been a fundamental goal because the begin of the battle and under direct siege and raid for days.
“There is nothing discriminate about the fact that a school that shelters thousands of people has been bombed from the air; that is meant to create damage, human loss, suffering and death,” he stated.
“When you attack a school with such a concentration of people taking refuge in the school, you are sending a message that is more than, ‘I’m going after Hamas fighters here and there’. What it’s saying is, ‘I want people to be driven out, I want people to pay a price, I want people to die’.”
