According to local health authorities on Wednesday, Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 13 Palestinians, as Israeli forces continued to demolish homes and buildings in Rafah in the south of the enclave.
Medics said two strikes targeted the Karama School in Tuffah, a suburb of Gaza City. Among those killed was a local journalist, Nour Abdu, Palestinian media said. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army.
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On Tuesday, local health authorities said two Israeli airstrikes on another school housing displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 29 people, including women and children. According to the Israeli military, it struck “terrorists” operating from a command centre in the compound.
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On Wednesday, the military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, said their fighters had detonated a pre-planted minefield targeting an Israeli armoured force east of Khan Younis. They said they inflicted casualties, followed by mortar shelling of the area.
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In the nearby area of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, residents and Hamas sources said Israeli forces, who have taken control of the city, continued to blow up and demolish houses and buildings.
Israeli troops have already seized an area amounting to around a third of Gaza, displacing the population and building watchtowers and surveillance posts on cleared ground the military has described as security zones.
On Monday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that an expanded offensive against Hamas would be “intensive” after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the entire Gaza Strip and controlling aid. Israeli officials have said Rafah could be used as a potential new humanitarian zone.
