A second explosion at Ibn Rushd school stuns journalist and civil defense crews

No.

6412

Date

6 October, 2024

Found by

Saleh Aljafarawi

Original Social Media Post

"الحمد لله الي ربنا سلمني أنا والزملاء الصحفيين وطواقم الدفاع المدني كنا على بعد أمتار قليلة من الأنفجار، كنا حنفقد حياتنا عشان نغطي الحدث ونصورلكم ونوثق جرائم الإحتـ ـلال حياتنا في كل لحظة معرضة للخطر، في كل لحظة معرضين للموت 💔"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Translation of caption: "Thank God, who saved me, my fellow journalists, and the civil defense crews. We were only a few meters away from the explosion. We were going to lose our lives just to cover the event, film for you, and document the crimes of the occupation. Our lives are at risk at every moment, at every moment we are exposed to death"

Archivist Notes: Ibn Rushd School Massacre

Around 2 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Ibn Rushd Girls' Secondary School in Al-Thaabin area of Zawayda, central Gaza. The school was sheltering displaced people and **housed a field hospital **supporting Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

Specifically, a bomb was dropped on the southern building of the school, penetrating from the second floor to a classroom at ground floor level.

Most, if not all, the people sheltering inside the school were injured victims transfered here from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital to recover, according to a witness.

That same night, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, located inside near the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound, was attacked.

Journalist Abdallah Alattar and vlogger Saleh Al-Jafarawi were documenting the attack when a second explosion happened meters away from them. Alattar was stunned for a while by the loudness of the explosion. Saleh said he wasn't sure if the xplosion was from a another bomb or from a gas cylinder exploding due to the fire that broke out inside the school.

Casualties:

  • 4 people killed and 10 injuries
  • One of the victims, Muad Abu Ghoula, had previously lost his wife and son. His murder marks the erasure of his family from the civil registry. Source

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