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Safad School Massacre

01 September, 2024
Gaza, Gaza City, Zaytoun, Safad School

Incident Overview:*

Location: Safad School, Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza City. Date: September 1, 2024

Details:

  • Israeli warplanes bombed Safad School, which was being used as a shelter by displaced Palestinian families.
  • Casualties: 11 confirmed dead, including 4 initially killed in the first strike. Many others were severely injured, with some still trapped under the rubble.

Sequence of Events:

  • Initial Strike: The first airstrike targeted a police station inside Safad School, completely destroying a wing of the building.
  • Threats and Subsequent Strikes: During rescue operations, the IDF threatened a second strike, which was followed by a third, preventing the rescue of victims and assuring further casualties and deaths.
  • The school was also bombed a third time.
  • Rescue operations were only possible after the third strike. Gaza's Civil Defense noted that at least one woman and one child were still alive after the firsts trike, but had perished after the third.
  • On September 3, Civil Defense confirmed excavating the bodies of 4 martyrs from the rubble and noted that some people remain missing since the airstrikes.

Impact on Surrounding Area:

  • The adjacent Al-Hurriya School was also damaged.
  • The attack resulted in the of 11, some of which were not identified yet.

Context:

  • Safad School was one of many shelters used by hundreds of families. However, due to recent IDF assaults in the Zaytoun area, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) had decreased, though thousands still remained. -The Government Communications Office reported that a total of 172 shelters have been targeted by Israel during the conflict.

Humanitarian Concerns:

  • The repeated targeting of school shelters is part of an ongoing policy by Israel, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
  • Victims including children injured in the attack were taken to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, their physical injuries compounded by the lasting psychological trauma of the event.

https://x.com/gazanotice/status/1830232018321654237 https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1830265655830188539

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Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Civil Defense recover more martyrs from the rubble of Safad School

Civil Defense recover more martyrs from the rubble of Safad School

3 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Resolve of elderly survivor from Safad school

Resolve of elderly survivor from Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Safad school: Full documentation of the triple airstrike

Safad school: Full documentation of the triple airstrike

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Safad school massacre: Civil Defense footage

Safad school massacre: Civil Defense footage

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Summary of assault on Safad school

Summary of assault on Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Rescue from the rubble of Safad school: elderly man, child dead

Rescue from the rubble of Safad school: elderly man, child dead

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Another live footage of Safad school airstrike

Another live footage of Safad school airstrike

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Violent bombing of Safad school

Violent bombing of Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Little children injured in Safad school massacre

Little children injured in Safad school massacre

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Resolve of elderly survivor from Safad school

Resolve of elderly survivor from Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Scenes after the third strike on Safad school

Scenes after the third strike on Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Scenes after the third strike on Safad school

Scenes after the third strike on Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Second strike on Safad school

Second strike on Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Safad school massacre: waving hand for rescue

Safad school massacre: waving hand for rescue

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Cloud of smoke and dust billows over Safad school

Cloud of smoke and dust billows over Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Second and third strikes on Safad school

Second and third strikes on Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Recovering martyrs from the rubble of Safad school

Recovering martyrs from the rubble of Safad school

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Safad school massacre: waving hand for rescue

Safad school massacre: waving hand for rescue

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Injuries from Safad school bombing taken to hospital

Injuries from Safad school bombing taken to hospital

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Injuries from Safad school bombing taken to hospital

Injuries from Safad school bombing taken to hospital

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: Third IDF strike on Safad School

Third IDF strike on Safad School

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: First moments after IDF bombed Safad School

First moments after IDF bombed Safad School

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

1 September, 2024
Thumbnail preview image for the video titled: IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

1 September, 2024

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