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UN Palestinian refugee agency condemns 'horrifying' school attacks

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees denounced the Israeli strikes on UN-run schools in Gaza, after the local health ministry said at least 50 people had been killed in an attack on a school in Jabalia refugee camp.

Philippe Lazzarini said he had seen "horrifying images and footage of scores of people killed and injured" in one of his agency's schools "sheltering thousands of displaced".

"These attacks cannot become commonplace, they must stop," he posted on X, formerly Twitter.