Israeli Airstrike on Gaza School Kills 18, Including UN Staff
The strike on the UN-run facility in Gaza comes amid escalating violence and a severe humanitarian crisis.
- Israeli airstrike targeted a school in Gaza used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians, killing 18 people, including six UNRWA staff members.
- The Israeli military claimed the strike was aimed at terrorists operating within a Hamas command center located on the school grounds.
- More than 41,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the conflict began last October, following a deadly Hamas attack on Israel.
- The war has also intensified in the West Bank, where over 150 Palestinian youths have been killed in Israeli raids since October.
- UN and humanitarian organizations have condemned the attacks on civilian infrastructure, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.