Israel airstrike on Gaza college kills greater than 100, Hamas-run media workplace says

Greater than 100 Palestinians had been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza college sheltering displaced folks, the Hamas-run Gaza authorities mentioned on Saturday, an airstrike the Israeli navy mentioned had focused a Hamas command centre.

The strikes hit when folks sheltering on the college had been performing daybreak prayers, resulting in many casualties, the Hamas media workplace mentioned in an announcement. Medics had not but been in a position to attain all of the our bodies, it mentioned.

There was no rapid info from Gaza well being authorities.

The Israeli navy mentioned in an announcement that its air pressure focused a command and management centre the place Hamas commanders and operatives had been hiding.

The navy mentioned it had taken steps to cut back the chance of harming civilians, “together with the usage of exact munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence info”. It didn’t instantly touch upon the casualty stories from Gaza.

Israel launched its assault on Gaza, aiming to wipe out Hamas after the Islamist group’s fighters stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and capturing greater than 250 hostages in response to Israeli tallies.

Since then, almost 40,000 Palestinians have been killed within the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in response to the Palestinian well being ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between combatants and civilians.

Well being officers say most the fatalities have been civilian. Israel, which has misplaced 329 in Gaza, says no less than a 3rd of the Palestinian fatalities are fighters.

The USA, Egypt and Qatar are attempting to revive Gaza ceasefire talks, scheduling a brand new spherical of negotiations for Thursday, as fears are rising of a broader battle, involving Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Tehran additionally backs Hamas.