Israeli warplanes bomb school in Gaza, kills nine civilians

GAZA: Nine Palestinians were Tuesday killed and others were injured when Israeli occupation warplanes bombed a school housing displaced persons west of Gaza City. Local sources said that the occupation warplanes bombed Mustafa Hafez School, which houses displaced persons west of Gaza City, resulting in the killing of nine people and injuring dozens with various injuries. On August 10, more than 100 civilians were killed and 150 were injured in a massacre committed by the occupation forces against displaced citizens at al-Tabi'in School in Al-Sahaba area in Al-Daraj neighborhood east of Gaza City, with three direct missiles, while people were performing the dawn prayer in the prayer hall. On August 4, 30 people were killed and dozens were injured, most of them children, in a bombing that targeted Al-Nasr and Hassan Salama schools in Al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City. On August 3, 16 citizens were killed and others were injured in a bombing that targeted Hamama School, which houses displaced persons in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood north of the city. The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 40,173, medical sources confirmed on Tuesday. Sources added that at least 92,857others have also been injured in the onslaught. At least 34 people were killed and 114 others were injured in Israeli attacks that took place in the last 24 hours, they added. The sources said that many victims are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are still unable to reach them. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA