2 more killed in Israeli strike near school sheltering displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza

By Nour Abuaisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike near a school that houses displaced people in the Jabalia refugee camp of the northern Gaza enclave.

The Israeli airstrike targeted the vicinity near Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia refugee camp, killing two Palestinians, eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

Local Al-Aqsa Radio also confirmed that two Palestinians from the “Sheikh” family were killed in the Israeli strike on the school identified by eyewitnesses.

During more than a year of extensive bombardment on Gaza, the Israeli army frequently targeted hospitals, houses of worship, and schools housing displaced people - all civilian facilities that are prohibited under wartime rules.

The Gaza Government Media Office has said more than 820 Palestinians have so far been killed in Israel’s 22-day military offensives in northern Gaza, which Gaza officials describe as a campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has continued a devastating offensive on Gaza since an attack last year by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

Nearly 43,000 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 100,000 others injured, according to local health authorities.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala in Istanbul