Israeli tank bombardment of the UN school, 15 killed
GAZA - Israeli tanks bombarded Some schools of the United Nations (UN) which is used as a refugee shelter Gaza on Wednesday (30/07/2014) morning. A total of 15 people were killed, and 90 others were injured.
The information thus conveyed a Palestinian health officials and UN officials as reported by the Associated Press. Nevertheless, until now there has been no comment from the Israeli military.
"The attack struck the UN school in Jebaliya refugee camp., Where there are hundreds of Palestinians who took refuge from a fierce battle," said Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN relief agency UNRWA.
The attack started at 04:30 local time at the school complex. A few minutes later, the principal said Fayez Abu Dayeh, martyrs from Israeli tank fire hit two classrooms and a bathroom.
In one classroom, the front wall rupture. Found debris and clothes covered in blood. Other attacks left a big hole in the sky the second floor classrooms.
The attack came a day after Israeli air and artillery attacks release of the toughest in the bloodiest day of the three-week war in Gaza.
They destroyed the control key symbols of Hamas, a deadly power plant in the region and killed at least 128 Palestinians.
While the Bellingham Herald reported on Wednesday (30/07/2014), reported the number of victims reached 20 people. With a total of 50 wounded there.
Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said tanks opened fire on a school run by the aid agency of the UN Relief and Works Agency in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia on Wednesday morning.
According to witness statements to the radio station of Gaza, several tanks firing at the school of Al-Hussein. In which a number of civilians were displaced after fleeing from their homes, as a result of Israeli air strikes.
"The death toll from the July 8 start of Israel's war in Gaza has reached 1,262, with more than 7,000 people were injured. Two-thirds of them were civilians, including women and children," said Qudra.
