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September 2024 Al-Jawni School attack
Part of Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in the Israel–Hamas war
Al-Jawni School is located in the Gaza Strip
Al-Jawni School
Al-Jawni School
LocationNuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip
Date11 September 2024
TargetAl-Jawni school
Attack type
Aerial bombing
Deaths18+ Palestinians[1]
Injured18+ Palestinians
Perpetrator Israel Defense Forces

On 11 September 2024, the Israel Defense Forces bombed the UN-run Al-Jawni School in the Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza. The school had been sheltering people displaced by the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, including women and children. Per rescuers, 18 people were killed and more than 18 others were wounded. Among the killed were six United Nations workers, including the manager of the UNRWA shelter, making it the highest death toll for UN staff in any single incident of the Israel–Gaza War.[2] This attack was one of a number of attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the fifth bombing of the Al-Jawni School since October 2023. The Israeli military stated that the attack was "a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command-and-control centre".[3] Witnesses reported that "women and children were blown to pieces" in the assault.[4] The Hamas government media office reported that 5,000 displaced people were sheltering at the school when it was hit.[5]

Background

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On 6 July, UNRWA-run al-Jawni school sheltering 2,000 refugees at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza was targeted by an IDF raid which killed sixteen Palestinians.[6] On 7 July, the IDF targeted the Latin Patriarchate-owned Holy Family school located in Gaza City housing hundreds of refugees, killing four. On 8 July, IDF force struck a different Nuseirat UNRWA-run school in, causing several injuries requiring treatment in a local hospital.[7] Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, stated two-thirds of all UNRWA schools in Gaza had been hit since October 2023.[8]

A United Nations Security Council Resolution adopted on 25 March 2024 had demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War.

Reactions

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UN secretary-general António Guterres called Israel's actions in Gaza "totally unacceptable".[9]

References

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  1. ^ "18 Palestinians killed as Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza". Al Jazeera. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Quillen, Stephen (12 September 2024). "Israel's war on Gaza live: 6 UN staff among 18 killed in school attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Six Unrwa workers among estimated 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced". The Guardian. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ Quillen, Stephen (12 September 2024). "Israel's war on Gaza live: 6 UN staff among 18 killed in school attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Six Unrwa workers among estimated 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced". The Guardian. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel strikes fourth school in four days". France24. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ Najjar, Farah. "Gaza City 'uninhabitable' as UN experts blast Israeli 'starvation campaign'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Deadly Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Six Unrwa workers among estimated 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced". The Guardian. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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