Children ‘burned alive’ as Israeli forces bombs school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City

At least 25 people, including children, were killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted a school-turned-shelter in al-Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City, as displaced Palestinians were sleeping in the middle of the night.

Videos on social media show children “burned alive” as fire spread in Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, while rescue teams continue to search for missing bodies under the rubble.

Gaza’s Civil Defence said on Telegram that its teams “were able to control a fire” that broke out at the school after the attack.

Israeli forces have destroyed around 95 percent of the Strip’s schools since October 2023, according to aid groups.

UN experts have said that Israel’s attacks on civilian facilities, including schools, could amount to war crimes.