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An Israeli air strike has killed at least 10 people and wounded about 30 others in a UN-run school in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said, as dozens died in renewed Israeli shelling of the enclave.An Israeli air strike has killed at least 10 people and wounded about 30 others in a UN-run school in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said, as dozens died in renewed Israeli shelling of the enclave.
The Israeli military said it was looking into reports of the attack, the second to hit a UN school in less than a week.The Israeli military said it was looking into reports of the attack, the second to hit a UN school in less than a week.
A missile launched by an aircraft struck the entrance to the school in Rafah, the witnesses and medics said.A missile launched by an aircraft struck the entrance to the school in Rafah, the witnesses and medics said.
Witnesses said there was an explosion at about 10.30am just outside the gates of the Rafah Preparatory A Boys school where a group of children and some adults were buying sweets and biscuits from hawkers. They said there was an explosion at about 10.30am just outside the gates of the Rafah Preparatory A Boys school, where a group of children and adults were buying sweets and biscuits from hawkers.
Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza health ministry, said 10 people were killed and 30 wounded. Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry, said 10 people had been killed and 30 wounded.
Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, said: "It is believed that there was an air strike that hit outside the gate of an UNRWA school, a designated shelter for at least 3,000 displaced residents." Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, said: "It is believed that there was an air strike that hit outside the gate of an UNRWA school, a designated shelter for at least 3,000 displaced residents."
"There were multiple dead and injuries inside and outside the school, including an UNRWA staffer," he said."There were multiple dead and injuries inside and outside the school, including an UNRWA staffer," he said.
There have been a considerable number of air strikes in the area overnight and on Sunday morning. Witnesses said there was a deep hole in the ground about eight metres from the school gates that was new, and blood on the floor was being cleaned up. There have been a considerable number of air strikes in the area overnight and on Sunday morning.
More than 2,000 people were thought to be seeking refuge in the school, many of them from the east of Rafah where there has been very heavy bombing since Friday, with at least 100 people thought to have been killed in the last few days. Witnesses said there was a deep hole in the ground about eight metres from the school gates that was new, and blood on the floor was being cleaned up.
Many of those taking refuge in the school were from the east of Rafah, where there has been very heavy bombing since Friday. At least 100 people are thought to have been killed in the last few days.
Last Wednesday, at least 15 Palestinians who sought refuge in a UN-run school in Jabalya refugee camp were killed during fighting, and the UN said it appeared that Israeli artillery had hit the building.Last Wednesday, at least 15 Palestinians who sought refuge in a UN-run school in Jabalya refugee camp were killed during fighting, and the UN said it appeared that Israeli artillery had hit the building.
The Israeli military said gunmen had fired mortar bombs from near the school and it returned fire in response.The Israeli military said gunmen had fired mortar bombs from near the school and it returned fire in response.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli shelling killed at least 30 people in Gaza, a day after the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to keep up pressure on Hamas even after the army completes its core mission of destroying a tunnel network that extends into Israel.Earlier on Sunday, Israeli shelling killed at least 30 people in Gaza, a day after the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to keep up pressure on Hamas even after the army completes its core mission of destroying a tunnel network that extends into Israel.