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Dozens killed as Israeli forces assault two colleges in northern Gaza

Dozens killed as Israeli forces assault two colleges in northern Gaza
November 18, 2023



Israeli air raids have killed dozens of other folks on the al-Fakhoora College, run through the United International locations company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in Jabalia refugee camp every other a faculty in Tal Al-Zaatar, additionally in northern Gaza.
No less than 50 other folks had been killed within the bombing of al-Fakhoora College, the Palestinian Ministry of Well being stated on Saturday. It added that the 2 assaults killed and injured loads of other folks.
Many loads of persons are believed to have taken safe haven at each colleges, fleeing the continuous Israeli assaults. The assault on al-Fakhoora is thought to have taken position within the early hours of the morning, whilst the assault on Tal Al-Zaatar happened later within the day.
“Lifeless our bodies are in every single place and medial groups are looking to evacuate the wounded,” stated Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Abou Azzoum, reporting from Gaza.
He stated with the continued combating amid Israel’s flooring offensive into northern Gaza, many Palestinians were pressured to escape to UN-run colleges within the neighborhood of the Indonesian Medical institution for defense.
“Folks taking safe haven at al-Fakhoora College in Jabalia refugee camp, many with scientific problems, concept they might in finding safe haven from the violence there. However the Israeli military appears to be sending a message: Flee to the south of the Gaza Strip,” he stated.

‘Nowhere is protected in Gaza’
Tamara Alrifai, a spokesperson for UNRWA, instructed Al Jazeera she has observed the “devastating” pictures popping out of Jabalia within the aftermath of the bombing, however has now not been ready to immediately touch her colleagues at the flooring.
“I’m nonetheless ready from stories immediately from my colleagues in Gaza however what we’re seeing is every other this sort of horrific incidents, the place civilians, individuals who sought safe haven in a safe UN construction, are paying the fee,” she stated.
Alrifai stated greater than part of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million inhabitants has been pressured on an “exodus” south after an Israeli order to evacuate to make room for its flooring operations within the north, one thing this is paying homage to earlier pressured displacements.
“Many of us who stayed within the north stayed within the UNRWA college as a result of they concept that they might have a little of protection there, however nowhere is protected in Gaza, now not even our colleges,” she stated. “Sadly, other folks flee into our structures with the blue flag on the lookout for coverage, however 70 of our structures were hit, so we, ourselves, don’t seem to be safe.”
Alrifai stated with the exception of the assault on Saturday, 66 other folks were showed killed whilst taking safe haven in UN-run amenities.
The ‘al-Shifa of faculties’
The Jabalia refugee camp has been a goal of air raids for weeks, as Israel claims it homes Palestinian opponents.
The fatal bombing marketing campaign has been proceeding in spite of condemnations through the UN and regional governments.
The Israeli military has additionally time and again hit colleges and UN-run amenities. Its warfare on Gaza has killed greater than 12,000 Palestinians up to now, a lot of them kids.
The al-Fakhoora College had additionally been up to now hit through the Israeli military a number of occasions sooner than the warfare. The college was once a goal for air raids in 2009, 2014 and previous this month.
Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara stated the varsity is just like the “al-Shifa of faculties” in Gaza as it’s been time and again centered through Israeli forces just like the al-Shifa Medical institution, which has been a major goal because the get started of the warfare and underneath direct siege and raid for days.
“There’s not anything discriminate about the truth that a faculty that shelters 1000’s of other folks has been bombed from the air; this is intended to create injury, human loss, struggling and demise,” he stated.
“Whilst you assault a faculty with one of these focus of other folks taking safe haven within the college, you’re sending a message this is greater than ‘I’m going after Hamas opponents right here and there.’ What it’s pronouncing is, ‘I would like other folks to be pushed out, I would like other folks to pay a value, I would like other folks to die.’”

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