At least 30 martyred in Israeli strike on Gaza school

At least 30 people, including children, have been killed and many wounded after an Israeli air attack hit a school housing injured and displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials say.

Gaza’s health ministry said footage showed the victims were civilians and most of them were children.

Gaza’s civil defence service said the school was sheltering displaced people. Hamas condemned the attack in a statement on Telegram, saying “displaced, sick and wounded people, most of whom were women and children” were martyred.

Verified video from the scene shows a chaotic situation, with people running around a compound covered in rubble.

Men carry two bloodied children in their arms while a woman hugs another, and a group carries an injured man on a stretcher. A body lies on the ground covered in a blanket.

Gaza’s health ministry said 53 people had been killed and 189 injured since Saturday morning due to IDF bombing in Deir al-Balah and the southern city of Khan Younis.

The strike occurred as Israel continues its months-long military campaign in Gaza that has martyred more than 39,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.