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Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:16am

20 civilians, including children, killed in Israeli strike on UN-run school in Gaza

At least 20 civilians, including children, were killed and others were injured on Sunday night in an Israeli shelling targeting a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which sheltered displaced families in western Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Wafa reports.

According to local sources, an Israeli strike bombarded a UNRWA-run school located near Nasser Medical Complex, killing at least 20 people, including children, from the Tafesh family. Several others were injured in the strike.

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