The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency says a UN-run school being used as a shelter in Gaza City has been hit by Israeli strikes.
Palestinians have reported a deadly Israeli air strike on a United Nations-run school in northern Gaza serving as a shelter as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met regional Arab leaders to discuss how to contain the conflict. Palestinian witnesses said Israel hit Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia, where thousands of evacuees were living in the morning. At least 15 people died and dozens more were wounded, Gaza health ministry official Mohammad Abu Selmeyah said.
More than 9,488 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October, according to the health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza. Hamas is a Palestinian military and political group , which has gained power in the Gaza Strip since winning legislative elections there in 2006. Its stated aim is to establish a Palestinian state, while refusing to recognise Israel's right to exist.
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