At a hospital in Khan Younis, a boy sits next to two body bags. He was crying and yelling at mom. But no one answers. The situation at the Nasser hospital in the southern city is chaotic, after an airstrike hit the village of Abasan east of Khan Younis. 53 injured were admitted here on Tuesday evening, according to the hospital. Since then, relatives have flocked to the building. The video of the boy was filmed by Reuters. A child injured in the attack is taken to hospital. There are many children and women among the injured, according to the authorities. Photo: BASHAR TALEB / AFP The Hamas-led health authorities in Gaza say the attack hit close to the gate of the al-Awda school. The Israeli military (IDF) claims to have used “precision ammunition” in this area to attack “a terrorist from Hamas’s military wing” who took part in the attack on 7 October. – The IDF is looking into reports that civilians have been injured in the vicinity of the al-Awda school, writes the spokesperson on Telegram. This is what it looked like at the entrance to the emergency department on Tuesday evening. Many are still receiving treatment after the attack on Tuesday. Photo: BASHAR TALEB / AFP Save the Children: Happened while children were playing outside – We know that one of the attacks that happened yesterday was while children were playing football and playing. Then suddenly there were rockets. This is what the secretary general of Save the Children, Henriette Westhrin, told news. She calls the attacks of the last four days “gross violations of children’s rights” in Gaza. – We at Save the Children are concerned that those behind them are held accountable and that Israel’s government immediately stops these illegal attacks, she says. – Save the Children believes that Israel must be held responsible for these attacks, says Westhrin. Photo: Eivind Nitter / Save the Children – Otherwise, this is just a continuation of what we have seen since the war started in October. About 90 percent of Gaza’s school buildings are now either directly attacked or destroyed by attacks on other buildings. According to international law, schools must be safe places to stay, says Westhrin. This is independent of the allegations that Hamas uses them for military purposes. Palestinians at the fence outside the Nasser hospital, as the killed and injured were taken to the emergency department. Children and schools must be protected no matter what, says Save the Children. Photo: BASHAR TALEB / AFP – We have not seen any evidence of that, in any way. At the same time, we should not say that it does not happen, she says. – We are concerned that all parties to a conflict respect that schools should not be part of acts of war. But if it should be the case that one party has done something, that does not give the other party the right to attack schools. Witness to the BBC: Several thousand present The attack took place a week after the IDF demanded that civilians evacuate this and other areas east of Khan Younis. Several tens of thousands have since left the area, writes the BBC. Ayman al-Dahma (21) nevertheless tells the news website that there were 3,000 people in the area when the attack occurred, and that the area had a market and several residential buildings. – They said it was a safe place. That there was water and food, that there was school and everything. Suddenly a missile comes down on you and all the people around you. The IDF says it is investigating the incident at the al-Awda school in Abasan. Photo: Hatem Khaled / Reuters A man Reuters meets at the Nasser hospital presses a scarf against his head and has blood on his face. He claims to have been on his way to the gate when the missile hit. – It was a huge explosion. People flew in all directions. There were no ambulances there, they took about an hour and 40 minutes to arrive. – These were civilians who were not connected to Hamas, Fatah or any other wing. Um Suleiman was also present in Khan Younis. She told the news agency that her son was killed in the attack, close to the school gate. – They did not put an end to the resistance movement, nor will they manage to do so. They fought only stone, wood, women and children. Only civilians. Four attacks in four days Israel has stepped up its attacks both from the ground and from the air since the evacuation order came last week. Hamas says in a statement that at least 20 people have been killed in the school attack in recent days. Israel also acknowledges having carried out three other attacks since Saturday, on schools that were used as refugee camps. The IDF claims that these were also hiding places for militants. Children inspect the crater after a missile at the UNRWA school in Nuseirat. The health authorities in Gaza say that 16 people were killed. Photo: EYAD BABA / AFP The first of the four attacks was on Saturday, against the al-Joni school in Nuseirat in the middle of the Gaza Strip. 16 people were killed, according to the health authorities. UNRWA: 520 killed in their building The UN organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which manages the school, says that 2,000 people had been present. Israel claims that Hamas is engaged in weapons production on the school grounds. – One more day. One more month. Another school attacked, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on the organization’s website the following day. The Nuseirat camp has been attacked several times during the war. In June, at least 274 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack. Close to 700 were injured. Photo: EYAD BABA / AFP He said that more than half of UNRWA’s buildings have been attacked since the war started. – Some several times and some directly. As a result, 520 people have been killed and almost 1,600 injured. Israel has claimed several times that UNRWA’s buildings are used for military purposes, but has not provided any proof of this. UNRWA says this is not true. The EU condemns the attack The foreign affairs chief of the EU, Josep Borell, also condemns the attack. – A school where families sought refuge in Khan Younis has been bombed by the IDF. Several tens of people have been reported killed, he writes in a post on X, and demands an immediate ceasefire. – How long will innocent civilians take the brunt of this conflict? We condemn all violations of international law. Those behind it must be held accountable. Palestinians mourn loved ones they have lost in Deir-al-Balah on Wednesday morning. Residents of Gaza City are now being told to travel here. Photo: EYAD BABA / AFP On Wednesday, the Israeli army dropped leaflets over Gaza City telling residents to leave the area, reports AFP. It further states that the city “will continue to be a dangerous combat zone”. This is also reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which writes that people are being asked in Arabic to travel south to Der al-Balah. But here, too, funerals will be held on Wednesday, for Palestinians killed in air strikes. Published 10.07.2024, at 11.40 Updated 10.07.2024, at 12.37 p.m
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