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IDF triple strike on Safad school kills 11

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"6 شهداء وعدد من الجرحى جراء قصف الاحتلال مدرسة تؤوي نازحين في حي الزيتون شرقي مدينة غزة .. تفاصيل أوفى مع مراسل #التلفزيون_العربي إسلام بدر " - Source

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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

Islam Bader is reporting after the first strike. The following is a summary translation:

  • 6 killed as of the report. The death toll is likely increase as the firsts trike completely destroyed a wing of the school
  • The adjacent Al-Hurriya School was also damaged
  • During rescue operations, the IDF called people present at the school threatening another strike
  • many of the casualties are, again, children, as this was a shelter
  • Worthy of note is that the number of IDPs in this school decreased recently due to the IDF's assault in Zaytoun which led people to seek shelter elsewhere, including in their ruined homes. Nevertheless, the school still sheltered thousands of people
  • Civilians and first responders were forced to evacuate immediately under IDF threats, leaving behind victims
  • Israel is still intent on adhering to its policy of targetting school shelters. The Government Communications Office reported that a total of 172 shelters have been targetted.

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

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