Top NewsAn Israeli airstrike near a school building being used as a shelter by displaced Palestinians killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50 on Tuesday outside of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the Gaza Ministry of Health said.
The strike hit the entrance of Al Awda School in the town of Abassan, on the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis, according to the health ministry.
Credit... Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock Image A Palestinian man carrying an injured child to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Tuesday.
Last month, an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed dozens of people at a U.N. school complex that thousands of displaced Palestinians were using as a shelter.
Palestinian officials said the strike killed civilians, including many women and children.
Persons:
Khan Younis, Josep Borrell Fontelles, ”, Haitham Imad, Nasser, Bashar Taleb, Israel, ” Ephrat Livni
Organizations:
Gaza Ministry, Health, Al Awda School, UNRWA, United Nations, Jerusalem, Nasser Hospital, ., Agence France, Palestine TV, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Presse, Reuters, New York Times
Locations:
Israeli, Gaza, Abassan, Khan, Israel, Nuseirat, Gaza City, Palestine