2023 Al-Falah School airstrike | |
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Location | Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, downtown Gaza |
Date | 17 November 2023 Morning |
Target | Al-Falah School |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 20+ |
Injured | 100 |
Perpetrators | Israel |
On 17 November 2023, an Israeli airstrike bombed Al-Falah School in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of the city, which was being used by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRWA) as a shelter. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, with multiple injuries reported.[1][2]
Event
An Israeli missile fell on Al-Falah School in the morning, when thousands of people were living in the school at the time of the attack.[3][4]
Due to the communications blackout in the Gaza Strip at the time, rescue teams were not aware of the strike on the school until the following day.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Casualties mount in attack on Gaza school". thepeninsulaqatar. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Scores of Palestinians dead, wounded from Israeli bombing of Gaza school sheltering displaced people". aa. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Dozens of Palestinian civilians dead after Israel hits Gaza school sheltering displaced people". anews. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Israeli strike hits school sheltering thousands". dawn. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Mahmoud, Hani. "Death toll from Israeli attack on UN school expected to rise: AJ correspondent". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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