Ki Moon: ’Israeli’ Attack on Gaza School A Criminal Act

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An "Israeli" massacre on a school in the city of Rafah in the south of Gaza has been denounced as a "moral outrage" and "criminal act" by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon.

At least 10 people were martyred and dozens more wounded after a projectile struck a street outside the school gates on Sunday morning.

The school was sheltering more than 3,000 people displaced by the "Israeli" aggression. It has been the scene of heavy bombardment by the Zionist entity and.

In a statement, Ban called on those responsible for the "gross violation of international humanitarian law" to be held accountable. He said the "Israel" has been repeatedly informed of the location of these sites.

At the time of the strike - about 10.50am local time - dozens of children and adults were clustered around the gates buying biscuits and sweets from stalls set up by locals.
The missile struck the ground eight to 10 meters from the open gates. Witnesses at the scene less than an hour after the explosion clarified that it had been fired from one of the many unmanned "Israeli" drones in the air above Rafah.
United Nations officials in Gaza described a "shelling incident" or an air strike.

It was the third time in 10 days that a UN school had been hit. Earlier this week, "Israeli" tank shells struck a school in the northern town of Jabaliya, martyring 16 in an attack denounced by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, as "reprehensible".
In all, seven UN schools have been attacked during the conflict.

The school - the Rafah Preparatory A Boys school - is one of more than 90 shelters run by the UN in Gaza to provide a safe haven to Palestinians fleeing the "Israeli" aggression.
Mohammed Abu Adwan, 15, described how he and his friend, Moaz Abu Rus had been sitting outside the school gates.
"It was just like normal. Some of the kids were buying sweets and that sort of thing. Suddenly there was an explosion. I was hit by shrapnel and they brought me here," he said. His friend, also 15, was killed.

Fatih Firdbari, 30, was outside the school when the explosion occurred.
"I was just talking to my friend and leaning against his tuk-tuk [motorised rickshaw]. There was a big bang. I felt nothing at first and then I fell down. I looked around and saw people lying on the ground. I was wounded in the calf," Firdbari, a farmer who had fled his lands close to the border crossing with Egypt, said.
The dead included a 13-year-old and a 10-year old who live near to the school and had been selling biscuits.

The body of Yusef Iskaafi, 10, was carried into his home by midday, borne by relatives and wrapped in a white shroud. "He was just a normal kid, from a good family. He had no idea what was going on," a neighbour said.
Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, said: "It is believed that there was an air strike that hit outside the gate of an UNRWA school, a designated shelter for at least 3,000 displaced residents."

"There were multiple dead and injuries inside and outside the school, including an UNRWA staffer."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team