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On 17 October 2023, an airstrike conducted by Israel Defense Forces struck a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.[1][2][3] Six people were killed by the airstrike.[3][4][5] The UNRWA claims that at least 4,000 people had taken refuge in the school since the start of the Israel-Hamas War.[1]
October 2023 UNRWA school airstrike | |
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Part of the Israel–Hamas war | |
Type | Airstrike |
Location | |
Date | 17 October 2023 |
Executed by | Israel |
Casualties | 6[1] killed |
Additional events
On 22 October, UNRWA confirmed that 29 of their staff had been killed since 7 October, half of whom were UNRWA teachers. The agency further added that as of 21 October nearly 180 civilians sheltering at UNRWA schools have been injured and 12 have been killed, while 38 UNRWA installations have been impacted by strikes since 7 October.[6][7]
See also
- Refugee camp airstrikes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war – Airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank
- School airstrikes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war – 2023 airstrikes on educational facilities in the Gaza Strip
- Al-Maghazi refugee camp airstrikes – 2023 airstrikes in the Gaza Strip
References
- ^ a b c Lazzarini, Philippe (17 October 2023). "Gaza: UNRWA school sheltering displaced families is hit". United Nations & United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ عاجل وكالة الأونروا: مقتل 6 على الأقل في ضربة إسرائيلية لمدرسة تابعة لنا في مخيم المغازي للاجئين في غزة (Post on X). X (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b "At least 6 people killed in Israeli air strike on UNRWA school in Gaza". Reuters. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (17 October 2023). "'They had nowhere else to go': UN says Israeli strike on school in Gaza kills 6". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Gaza: UNRWA School Sheltering Displaced Families is Hit". United Nations. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "UNRWA SITUATION REPORT #11 ON THE GAZA STRIP AND THE WEST BANK, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM". UNRWA. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ UNRWA (22 October 2023). "We are in shock and mourning". Twitter. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.