Israeli Airstrike On School In Gaza Kill At least 30

At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The Israeli military had launched the strike in order to destroy a Hamas command and control center inside the compound.

“Most of the victims from the school arriving to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the aftermath of the attack were women and children,” according to Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran, a spokesperson for the hospital. More than 4,000 displaced people were housed in the school, the Palestinian Civil Defense said.

The strike came soon after Israeli’s military issued fresh evacuation orders further south, in the city of Khan Younis, where Israel launched a fresh offensive earlier in the week which has killed dozens of Palestinians.

Residents in southern neighborhoods were told to leave after being warned that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would “forcefully operate” in the area.

CNN/Shakirat Sadiq