Hamas’s deputy head in Gaza, Khalil al-Haya, has spoken to Al Jazeera Arabic after Israel’s attack on Gaza City’s al-Tabin school, which has killed more than 100 people.

During the interview, al-Haya accused Israel’s military of “massacring” women and children in the bombardment, which he said was evidence of it trying to wipe Palestinians out of the enclave.

He said the attack merited an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and called on Arab and Muslim countries to unite against Israel, including by closing their embassies in the country.

Finally, al-Haya said Hamas would continue to fulfill its “duty” to defend Palestinian people, who he claimed were united around the group.

Israel’s military claimed it bombed al-Tabin school, which was housing displaced people, because it was being used as an “active compound” for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Hamas in a statement rejected the allegations as false and “excuses to target civilians”.