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Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say | Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say |
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An attack on a house in central Gaza killed at least 13 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency | An attack on a house in central Gaza killed at least 13 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency |
At least 28 people, including children, have died in a wave of Israeli military strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's civil defence agency. | At least 28 people, including children, have died in a wave of Israeli military strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's civil defence agency. |
A school sheltering displaced families was among the facilities struck, killing eight people including four children over the weekend, the agency said. | A school sheltering displaced families was among the facilities struck, killing eight people including four children over the weekend, the agency said. |
It comes as the UN issues a plea for Israel to cease its attacks in the vicinity of a hospital in Gaza's north. | It comes as the UN issues a plea for Israel to cease its attacks in the vicinity of a hospital in Gaza's north. |
The Israeli military claimed a Hamas command centre was inside the compound of the Musa bin Nusair school in Gaza City, and has not commented on reports of attacks by the hospital. | |
"Hamas systematically violates international law," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on social media, adding that Israel's response would be to "act with force and determination against the terrorist organisations". | |
Gaza's civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told the AFP news agency that the school had been repurposed as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war. | Gaza's civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told the AFP news agency that the school had been repurposed as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war. |
One displaced man who had been staying at the school, Abu, told BBC Arabic that the attack came while he was asleep. | One displaced man who had been staying at the school, Abu, told BBC Arabic that the attack came while he was asleep. |
"We were sleeping peacefully, then suddenly we woke up to the sound of a very powerful explosion," he said. | "We were sleeping peacefully, then suddenly we woke up to the sound of a very powerful explosion," he said. |
Another man, Mahmoud, said he was asleep in a tent in the schoolyard when the attack took place. | |
"Stones and shrapnel were flying, the school's walls fell on our heads," he told BBC Arabic. | "Stones and shrapnel were flying, the school's walls fell on our heads," he told BBC Arabic. |
On Sunday, Pope Francis condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza for a second day in a row. | On Sunday, Pope Francis condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza for a second day in a row. |
He expressed pain thinking "of such cruelty, to the machine-gunning of children, to the bombing of schools and hospitals". | He expressed pain thinking "of such cruelty, to the machine-gunning of children, to the bombing of schools and hospitals". |
The director of the Kamal Adwan hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, said its generators had been hit and claimed the Israeli army was targeting the fuel tank. | The director of the Kamal Adwan hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, said its generators had been hit and claimed the Israeli army was targeting the fuel tank. |
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, issued a plea to the IDF to cease attacks in the vicinity of the hospital. | The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, issued a plea to the IDF to cease attacks in the vicinity of the hospital. |
Saturday night's reports of "bombardment near Kamal Adwan Hospital and order to evacuate the hospital are deeply worrisome," he said in a statement on social media. | Saturday night's reports of "bombardment near Kamal Adwan Hospital and order to evacuate the hospital are deeply worrisome," he said in a statement on social media. |
"We call for an immediate ceasefire in the vicinity of the hospital and to protect the patients and health workers." | "We call for an immediate ceasefire in the vicinity of the hospital and to protect the patients and health workers." |
The hospital's director also released a statement that said Israeli forces were treating the hospital "as if we were a military installation". | The hospital's director also released a statement that said Israeli forces were treating the hospital "as if we were a military installation". |
"Anyone who steps outside the hospital is at risk of being targeted," Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said. | "Anyone who steps outside the hospital is at risk of being targeted," Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said. |
He added that relocating the operations of the hospital would jeopardise the patients, and called for health staff "be allowed to operate without the threat of evacuation". | He added that relocating the operations of the hospital would jeopardise the patients, and called for health staff "be allowed to operate without the threat of evacuation". |
Israel has not commented on the reports of an evacuation order, but told the BBC the hospital was still operational. | |
Palestinian groups involved in the fighting have told the BBC that a ceasefire deal is "closer than ever". | Palestinian groups involved in the fighting have told the BBC that a ceasefire deal is "closer than ever". |
More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed during the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas, according to figures from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. | More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed during the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas, according to figures from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. |
The war began when Hamas-led gunmen carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. | The war began when Hamas-led gunmen carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. |
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