At least 24 Palestinians were killed in two Israeli strikes in Gaza that hit a mosque and a school, local officials have said. The Israeli military insists that the facilities were being used by Hamas operatives.
Gaza’s Government Media Office accused Israel of “two brutal massacres” on Sunday, saying the strikes targeted the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, which is adjacent to a hospital, and the Ibn Rushd school. Both facilities housed “hundreds of displaced people,” it said in a statement on Telegram.
In addition to claiming two dozen lives, the attack also wounded 93 people, it added.
Israel has been widely criticized for its indiscriminate strikes on the Palestinian enclave and its ground operation which has resulted in unprecedented destruction in the area.
