18 children among those killed in attack on Gaza City school

At least 18 children were killed among more than 35 dead in what the Government Media Office in Gaza has described as “brutal massacre” at the school-turned-shelter in Gaza City.

In a statement, the government office said the attack on Fahmi al-Jarjawi school is “a direct extension of the crime of ethnic cleansing and genocide” that the Israeli army has been carrying out against Palestinians since 7 October 2023.

It added that Israel has been “deliberately and systematically” targeting shelters and centres for displaced people “in a flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian laws, and in a blatant attempt to inflict the largest possible number of civilian casualties”.

“Medical staff are under tremendous pressure, face a severe shortage of medical supplies, the closure of crossings to the wounded and sick, and the prevention of the entry of fuel, food, medicine, and treatment, exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip,” the office said.