Israel destroyed a Gaza shelter, killing dozens of people
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As a result of an airstrike by the Israeli army, a school in Gaza, which was used as a shelter, was destroyed, killing dozens of people, RIA Novosti reports, citing a report by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
The school reportedly housed thousands of Palestinians, including those hosted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The Israeli army carried out similar attacks earlier, including on the Jebaliya refugee camp. As reported, at least 195 people were killed in that strike, and 777 were injured. Israel called the incident a “tragedy of war.” At the same time, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated that the strike on Jebaliya could amount to a war crime.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. At the same time, organized groups of Hamas fighters began to penetrate into Israeli territory, who easily overcame the first line of defense of the Israeli army, took hostages and caused serious damage. Israel later launched Operation Iron Swords, attacking the Gaza Strip and cutting off all supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.
At the moment, the number of deaths from Israeli army strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 9,000, including 20 Russian citizens, and the number of wounded has exceeded 32,000. In addition, Hamas militants may be holding up to 150 Israelis hostage. More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop all hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a resolution to this crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, that is, the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.
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