Mideast Countries Condemn Deadly Israeli Attacks on Gaza School

CAIRO: Countries in the Middle East on Saturday strongly condemned deadly Israeli airstrikes launched earlier in the day on a school serving as a shelter for displaced people in Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Taba’een School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in central Gaza City while the displaced people in the school were performing the Fajr prayer, killing at least 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens more, Palestinian medical and security sources said, adding that the victims included women and children.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the school compound served as a Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility, with about 20 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, including senior commanders, operating there.

The IDF also expressed skepticism about the casualty numbers given by Hamas.

Source – Xinhua