Israeli Strikes Kill Over 20 in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes killed more than 20 people in the Gaza Strip yesterday, according to Palestinian health officials. Among the casualties were roughly 17 people in Mawasi, a coastal area designated as a safe zone by Israel, as reported by the Gaza Health Ministry. Another strike on a U.N. school in Nuseirat, used as a shelter, resulted in at least five deaths and eight injuries, stated the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The Israeli military claimed it was targeting militants operating inside the school.

This incident marks the sixth U.N.-run educational institution in Gaza hit in the past 10 days, per the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Just last week, a strike near a school in Khan Younis claimed at least 27 lives.

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