Update on Israeli attack on Gaza: At least 93 killed

The civil defense of the Gaza Strip, which is administered by the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Saturday, August 10, that 93 people were killed in Israeli attacks on a school in Gaza City. Al-Tabi’een School served as a shelter for about 250 displaced people, most of them women and children.

Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said, “Three missiles targeted two floors of a school and a mosque [adjacente]93 people lost their lives, including eleven children and six women. There are still unidentified body parts. Agence France-Presse footage showed rescue workers collecting bodies from a collapsed building, showing relatives crying next to the bodies of children wrapped in sheets.

“All the people in the mosque were killed. The upper floor where the women and children were sleeping was completely burnt.Abu Wasim, who lives in Gaza, said.

According to the Israeli military, « Campus and Mosque (…) served as military installations of Hamas and Islamic Jihad”is used “Permit terrorist attacks”. “Following an intelligence investigation, it can be confirmed that at least 19 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists have been killed”The army said in a statement releasing the names and photographs of the slain militants.

“The terrorists were operating with the intention of attacking Israeli soldiers (…) from within brackets » From school, he added. He insisted that the raid was conducted “Using three precision munitions” He promised that “There was no significant damage to the compound where the terrorists were.”

in another Report It was released late Saturday, adding that the Israeli military was present “high probability” So there was Ashraf Judah “Military Post” Established in Al-Tabeen school targeted by the strike. Ashraf Yehuda, a prominent member of Islamic Jihad, insisted it was not certain whether he was among the victims.

The army of the Hebrew state is finally there Condemned the reported figures associate « The Government Information Office in Gaza serves as Hamas’s communications arm”, they ” Exaggerated and not consistent with information available in the Israeli military.

Hamas condemns a “Heinous Crime” And one “Dangerous Escalation”Faced with the risk of conflict between Iran and its allies on the one hand and Israel on the other, Israel agreed to resume talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on August 15 after an urgent appeal by mediators.

“Genocide”, “crime against humanity”, “massacre”: many international reactions

European diplomatic chief Joseph Borrell said “terrified”. “At least ten schools have been targeted in recent weeks. There is no justification for these massacres.” He wrote Social network. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, blamed Israel. “The Genocide of the Palestinians” And Turkey condemned “The New Crime Against Humanity”.

“Hamas must stop endangering civilians. Israel must comply with international humanitarian law”British diplomatic chief David Lammy announced on that day X. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates condemned the attack and Qatar called for “Urgent International Inquiry”. The White House assured that the US “deep concern” by an Israeli strike. “This shows the urgency of a ceasefire and hostage agreement, for which we continue to work tirelessly.”White House Press Secretary Sean Chavette said in a statement.

For his part, “France strongly condemns the attack by Israel. For weeks, school buildings have been repeatedly targeted, with unbearable numbers of civilians affected. A ReportThe Quai d’Orsay reminds me of Israel “Respect for International Humanitarian Law” He is also charged.

This is the attack “Israel’s apartheid regime has demonstrated once again that it does not respect any rules or regulations of international law or moral and humanitarian principles”Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Khanani said in a statement. For Iran, this is a war crime.

The Spanish government condemned it “Dozens of civilians killed in attack on Al Taraj school”. “We reiterate our demand for full compliance with the interim measures imposed by the International Court of Justice and the protection of the public.”He added.

This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry “Moscow is deeply shocked by what happened.” “We note with sadness that such strikes are deliberate in the Gaza Strip causing civilian casualties. (…) We believe that these attacks have and cannot be justified.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted On that day : “I am speechless. How many more women and children will lose their lives before a ceasefire comes? The torture of civilians in Gaza must end. »

Another Israeli attack on Saturday targeted the Nusayrat refugee camp (center), killing several people, whose bodies were taken to a hospital in Deir al-Bala. There, relatives gathered near the dead bodies lying on the ground and prayed.

The Hamas-run health ministry announced the new death toll at 39,790

The Health Ministry of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip announced on Saturday that 39,790 people have died in the Palestinian territories since the war with Israel began in its eleventh month. At least 91 people have been killed in the past 24 hours and 92,002 people have been injured in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the ministry said in a statement. The 93 deaths in Saturday’s strike at a Gaza City school were not included in the overall toll, according to civil defense.

UN says ceasefire in Gaza has been “nothing” in response to Tehran’s pledge.

“We will approve any deal that Hamas accepts.”The Iranian delegation to the UN said on Saturday, however, that there is no ceasefire in Gaza. “Nothing to see” With Tehran’s promised response to the assassination of the Hamas leader. Hamas has yet to respond.

The announcement comes after Israel agreed to resume talks on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on August 15 after an urgent appeal by mediators amid the risk of conflict between Iran and its allies on the one hand and Israel on the other.