Civil Defense statement on Shuhada Al-Zaytoun school massacre

No.

4753

Date

14 September, 2024

Original Social Media Post

"#شاهد| الدفاع المدني يروي تفاصيل قصف الاحتلال لمدرسة شهداء الزيتون بحي الزيتون جنوب شرق غزة، ما أدى إلى ارتقاء 5 شهداء بينهم طفلان وسيدة، وإصابة آخرين"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Translation: "The occupation bombed the Shuhada Al-Zaytoun school in Zaytoun neighborhood, a school that shelters displaced people who forcibly left their homes in the wake of the Israeli ground incursion in the neighborhood and thought they would find safety here. However, the Israeli occupation struck this school with two bombs, killing 5 people, including two children and a woman. This is aligned with the Israeli policy whereby the Jaouni school was bombed 4 days ago in Nuseirat where over 18 martyrs were killed. It is imperative to put a stop to these massacres against defenseless innocents and civilians in Gaza."

Archivist Notes: Shuhada Al-Zaytoun School massacre

Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted Shuhada Al-Zaytoun Secondary School "B" for Boys, in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

The Palestinian Civil Defence

"The occupation bombed the Shuhada Al-Zaytoun school in Zaytoun neighborhood, a school that shelters displaced people who forcibly left their homes in the wake of the Israeli ground incursion in the neighborhood and thought they would find safety here. However, the Israeli occupation struck this school with two bombs, killing 5 people, including two children and a woman. This is aligned with the Israeli policy whereby the Jaouni school was bombed 4 days ago in Nuseirat where over 18 martyrs were killed. It is imperative to put a stop to these massacres against defenseless innocents and civilians in Gaza."

Israeli spin

The IDF claimed, as usual, it hit a "military command room" at the school-turned-shelter for displaced people. This explaination is a copy-paste of all the school massacres perpetrated since the beginning of the war. It also claimed that it took steps to “mitigate civilian harm in the strike”.

Casualties

This air strike killed at least 5 Palestinians including two children and a woman.

People in Video: Mahmoud Basal

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.