Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school building kills 5
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Gaza s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike on a school turned shelter killed five people. Five martyrs and a number...
Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter killed five people.
"Five martyrs and a number of wounded were recovered after the occupation targeted Ibn Al-Haytam School in the Shujaiya neighbourhood" of Gaza City, the agency said in a statement.
The Israeli military said the air force "conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists" in a compound that "previously served as the 'Ibn Al-Haytam' school in the area of Gaza City".
The military did not provide a death toll but said "numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence".
It is the latest in a series of Israeli strikes on school buildings housing displaced Gazans.
