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Civil Defense recover more martyrs from the rubble of Safad School

No.

3851

Date

3 September, 2024

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"⭕ متابعة .. || طواقمنا تنتشل اليوم جثمان شهيدين من تحت أنقاض مبنى مدرسة صفد بمنطقة الزيتون وهم وليد الجعل و أيمن ابو وادي وما زال هناك عدد من المفقودين . الدفاع المدني- قطاع غزة الثلاثاء 3 سبتمبر 2024" - Source

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📍 https://x.com/ja31ck/status/1830271284175130934

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Archivist Notes On This Video

Events:

Safad School Massacre

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

Civil Defense is reporting there are still missing people. The 2 martyrs' names are: 1 Walid Al-Jaal 2 Ayman Abu Wadi Hours later, Civil Defense confirmed retrieving 2 other martyrs: 3 Rajab Mushtaha 4 Khaled Bulbul https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1830949105788391532

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on Safad School in the vicinity of Al-Shafi'i mosque in Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school, like many other, was used a shelter for hundreds of families. • The airstrike targeted a police station inside Safad School • 11 have been confirmed killed • The adjacent Al-Hurriya School was also damaged • Gaza Civil Defense reported that the IDF threatened a second airstrike, and moments later a third strike hit the school. Preventing the rescue of victims and assuring their death https://x.com/gazanotice/status/1830232018321654237 https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1830265655830188539 • Weapon: Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/GBU-39 https://x.com/Easybakeovensz/status/1830378679257501783 Mk 80 series bomb with a JDAM kit also seen hitting Safad school https://x.com/Easybakeovensz/status/1830762805433115132

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