A Palestinian boy sits amongst the debris at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP
A Palestinian boy sits amongst the debris at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP
Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP

Palestinians inspect a school, which was sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, September 21. — Reuters
Palestinians inspect a school, which was sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, September 21. — Reuters

Palestinian gather next to bodies, after a school that was sheltering displaced people was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at a hospital in Gaza City, September 21. — Reuters
Palestinian gather next to bodies, after a school that was sheltering displaced people was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at a hospital in Gaza City, September 21. — Reuters

Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on September 21. — AFP

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