IDF says 20-30 terrorists were sheltering in UNRWA school targeted in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF estimates that between 20 and 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were gathered at the UN school in central Gaza’s Nuseirat when it was struck overnight.
Members of the terror groups were in three classrooms, separate from an area where civilians were sheltering.
The strike was delayed twice as the military says it worked to fine-tune the plan to avoid harming civilians.
Hamas authorities claim at least 27 people were killed in the strike. It is not immediately clear how many of those killed were members of terror groups.
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using schools and other civilian infrastructure in the Strip, including where civilians are sheltering, for terror activity.
