At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas-controlled Civil Defense Force said on Wednesday.
Ten people were killed when a school building was bombed in the city of Gaza, a civil defense spokesman said. Seven others were killed in an attack on a residential building in the al-Zaytun neighborhood in the north of the coastal strip.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the reports. The army always emphasizes that it is taking action against the Palestinian organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip and is trying to spare civilians.
The Hamas-controlled health authority announced that more than 44,200 people have been killed and more than 104,700 injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war almost fourteen months ago.
The information, which cannot be independently verified, does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Palestinians inspect the al-Qassam Mosque and surrounding buildings where the Israeli army attacked the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, causing widespread destruction. Omar Ashtawy Apaimages/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
