Gazans say 13 killed in Israeli strikes on school where displaced sheltering

Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 13 Palestinians, health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave say, as Israeli forces continue to demolish homes and buildings in Rafah in the south of the Strip.

Medics say two strikes targeted the al-Karama School in Tuffah, a suburb of Gaza City. Among those killed was a local journalist, Nour Abdu, Palestinian media claims. There is no immediate comment from the Israeli army.

Two Israeli airstrikes on another school, housing displaced people in central Gaza, killed at least 29 people, including women and children, yesterday, local health authorities say. The Israeli military says it struck “terrorists” operating from a command center in the compound.

The death tolls provided by Hamas, which do not differentiate between civilians and combatants, cannot be verified.

In the area of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, residents and Hamas sources say Israeli forces, who have taken control of the city, are continuing to blow up and demolish houses and buildings.

Israel recently approved a plan to intensify its operations in Gaza, which would include seizing the Strip, holding on to captured territories, forcibly displacing Palestinians to southern Gaza and taking control of aid distribution along with private security companies, though it says the plan will be gradual and will not be implemented until after US President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to the region later this month.