Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNRWA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
An attack has killed at least 16 Palestinians and injured 50 others at UNRWA바카라 게임 웹사이트s Al-Jaouni school sheltering displaced people in al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Video above: Palestinians displaced from Gaza's Khan Younis struggle for survival
CNN cannot independently verify the ministry바카라 게임 웹사이트s numbers.
A displaced man at the school told CNN children were among the injured.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There was a swing here, swings were here, (children) were playing. What was their fault?바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said as he held his little daughter. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We barely found this place in the school, but even the school is not safe.바카라 게임 웹사이트
CNN video shows several injured children arriving at a nearby hospital following the attack.
The Israeli military said in a statement on Saturday militants were operating in structures located in the school area.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This location served as a hideout and operational infrastructure from which attacks against IDF (Israel Defense Forces) troops operating in the Gaza Strip were directed and carried out,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the statement added.
CNN cannot independently verify the Israeli military바카라 게임 웹사이트s claim.
UNRWA Communication Director Juliette Touma told CNN UNRWA does not have all the information yet, adding that half of UNRWA바카라 게임 웹사이트s facilities in Gaza have been hit since October 7.
바카라 게임 웹사이트At least 500 people sheltering in those (UNRWA) facilities have been killed, many were women and children,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she added.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it 바카라 게임 웹사이트condemned in the strongest terms바카라 게임 웹사이트 the attack on the UNRWA building, which it said 바카라 게임 웹사이트houses thousands of displaced civilians.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Jordan바카라 게임 웹사이트s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the strike and what it called Israel바카라 게임 웹사이트s 바카라 게임 웹사이트clear disregard for the rules of international law,바카라 게임 웹사이트 saying that humanitarian facilities and shelters must be protected under international law.
The news comes just as it appeared some progress was being made in long-stalled hostage release and truce negotiations. A senior Hamas official told CNN the militant group was ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza before signing an agreement that would usher in a temporary truce and begin a process to release hostages.
Meanwhile, the near-weekly demonstrations against the Israeli government continued on Saturday. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv바카라 게임 웹사이트s Democracy Square to call for new elections and the release of hostages amid discontent with how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has handled issues including the war in Gaza.
Israeli police said in a statement that two protesters were arrested at the Tel Aviv demonstration, citing violations of public order and unsafe behavior, including 바카라 게임 웹사이트lighting bonfires on the road.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The police said they deployed large forces to maintain security and order and dispersed the demonstration after protesters illegally gathered on Menachem Begin Road and tried to block it, despite initial approval for the protest.
Protesters waved Israeli flags and held signs criticizing Netanyahu, while police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators blocking the traffic on the Ayalon Highway.
바카라 게임 웹사이트After most of the protesters dispersed naturally and in light of the violations of order by a handful of protesters, the police had to declare an illegal demonstration,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the police said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트During the dispersal of the rioters, the police arrested two suspects.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The Israeli police further warned that it 바카라 게임 웹사이트will act with zero tolerance towards those who disrupt the order and will not listen to the policemen바카라 게임 웹사이트s instructions.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The chairman of Israel바카라 게임 웹사이트s National Unity and former war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, was seen participating in a rally calling for the return of the hostages.
The often-weekly demonstrations have yet to change the political landscape, and Netanyahu still controls a stable majority in parliament.
Additional reporting by Hamdi Alkhshali and Ibrahim Dahman.