22 Palestinian Martyred in “Israeli” Strike on Gaza School Sheltering People

By Staff, Agencies

At least 22 people, including seven children, were martyred Tuesday in an "Israeli" strike on a school compound sheltering thousands of displaced people in the Al Bureij camp in central Gaza, hospital officials said.

Dozens more were injured in the strike, they said.

At the site of the attack, video from the scene showed a large crater where people searched through the rubble of the school for survivors, the remnants of tents and belongings littering the ground.

Safaa Al Khaldi, who was sheltering at the school, said that her son was injured in the strike.

“Our children are starving, our children cannot find a piece of bread,” she said, referring to 'Israel’s' complete blockade of Gaza, now in its third month. “What did we do wrong?”

Footage from the scene showed martyrs and injured near the school compound with ambulances ready to rush the wounded to hospitals. Another child, bloodied and bandaged, is seen being taken out of an ambulance on a stretcher.

Tuesday’s strike on the refugee camp comes less than 24 hours after “Israeli” PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the population of Gaza will be displaced to the south after his security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave.

On Monday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said 13 of its 29 clinics in Gaza have shut down. The ones that are still functioning have “limited capabilities,” it said. Meanwhile, 21 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are only partially functioning, according to the UN health agency.

"Israel’s" blockade, which has prevented the entry of food and medicine, is pushing the Gaza’s ravaged healthcare system towards collapse, aid agencies have warned.

The UN’s humanitarian agency [OCHA] warned Tuesday of a “deepening catastrophe” in Gaza amid the blockade.

“OCHA stresses that under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected, and their essential needs – including food, shelter, water and healthcare – must be met, wherever they are in Gaza and whether they move or stay,” OCHA said.