10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says

Reuters

August 20, 2024 at 5:54 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families west of Gaza City, the enclave's civil defence authorities said.

The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas militant base embedded inside the school.

Hamas denies Israeli allegations that it uses schools and hospitals for military purposes.

(Reporting by Nidal al Mughrabi; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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