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19 people are said to have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack on a school building in Jabalia in Gaza. Palestinian health authorities inform Reuters. The school is said to have been used as a place of residence for people on the run. The building started to burn, but the extinguishing work is difficult. – There is no water to put it out, says Medhat Abbas from the health authorities on Thursday. Jabalia is both a town and a refugee camp and is located in the north of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) say they have attacked militant groups there, while Hamas, for its part, says the school was not used for war purposes, AFP reports. Ongoing fighting Fierce fighting is still raging between Israeli forces and Hamas in the streets of Jabalia in northern Gaza. People in the ruins of Jabalia on Wednesday. Photo: Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP Israeli attacks have also previously hit schools and hospitals, which has led to many civilian casualties. The UN has warned that Israel has effectively closed off northern Gaza. Which could lead to very many civilians being forced to move, which the UN says would be a war crime. – I do not want to hide that we may reach a point where we will no longer be able to operate, said UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini to journalists at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday. Jabalia is a town and refugee camp in northern Gaza. Published 17.10.2024, at 14.38



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