2023 Al-Buraq school airstrike
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
LocationAl-Nasr neighbourhood, northern Gaza
Date9 November 2023
Morning
TargetAl-Buraq school
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths50+
Perpetrators Israel

On 9 November 2023, an Israeli airstrike bombed Al-Buraq school on Lababidi Street in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, which was being used by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRWA) as a shelter. At least 50 people were killed in the attack, with multiple injuries reported.[1]

Event

An Israeli missile fell on Al-Buraq school in the morning when thousands of people were living in the school at the time of the attack.[2][3]

Casualties

IDF claims that Ahmed Siam (Hamas commander who “held hostage approximately 1,000 Gazan residents at Rantisi Hospital”) along with other Hamas operatives were killed in the strike.[4][5]

The attack led to the death of at least 50 people and injuries. Among the dead were also children. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that dozens of others were injured.[3][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civil defense teams recover bodies of +50 people murdered by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza". Wafa. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Palestinians say deadly strikes hit Gaza hospitals, school". France 24. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "At least 25 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City school". Al Jazeera English. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ https://x.com/IDFSpokesperson/status/1723280897162592452?s=20
  5. ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ahmed-siam-killed-5-points-on-hamas-commander-who-held-1-000-hostages-4569801
  6. ↑ "About 50 bodies retrieved from Al-Buraq School in Gaza after missile, artillery strikes". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gaza`s Al-Buraq school takes hit as Israel moves to root out Hamas, 50 killed". WION. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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