Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Scores killed as Gaza school hit
Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 people who took refuge inside a UN school in the Gaza Strip, medics have said.
The strike on Tuesday hit a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, in the northern town of Jabaliya.
Medical sources at two Gaza hospitals said two tank shells exploded outside the school, where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge from the Israeli attacks.
The toll quickly rose as rescuers struggled through the rubble.
In addition to the dead, several dozen people were wounded, the officials said.
Doctors said all the dead were either people sheltering in the school or residents of Jabalya refugee camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 people who took refuge inside a UN school in the Gaza Strip, medics have said.
The strike on Tuesday hit a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, in the northern town of Jabaliya.
Medical sources at two Gaza hospitals said two tank shells exploded outside the school, where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge from the Israeli attacks.
The toll quickly rose as rescuers struggled through the rubble.
In addition to the dead, several dozen people were wounded, the officials said.
Doctors said all the dead were either people sheltering in the school or residents of Jabalya refugee camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip.
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