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Israel strikes a school in Gaza, about 100 killed

Israel strikes a school in Gaza, about 100 killed

An Israeli airstrike on a school building housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed dozens, Hamas authorities in the territory say.

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman said the al-Taba'een school "served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility" with around 20 militants operating there.

More than 60 people were killed and 47 injured, the health ministry's ambulance service said.

Earlier, Gaza's civil defense agency - a rescue service - said at least 90 people were killed.

According to the United Nations, 477 of Gaza's 564 school buildings had been hit or directly damaged since July 6, with at least 14 more targeted since then.

Al-Taba'een school housed more than 1,000 people - having recently hosted dozens of displaced people from the town of Beit Hanoun after the Israeli army ordered them to leave their homes.

The building also served as a mosque and the Israeli attack hit during dawn prayers, witnesses said.

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