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Israel strike on Gaza school kills around 100

An injured Palestinian boy awaits treatment for his burns and wounds at the al-Maamadani hospital
An injured Palestinian boy awaits treatment for his burns and wounds at the al-Maamadani hospital
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Gaza's civil defense agency said Saturday that the death toll from an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City has risen to between 90 and 100.


"The death toll is now between 90 to 100 and there are dozens more wounded.


Three Israeli rockets hit the school that was housing displaced Palestinians," agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.


Gaza's government media office said there were "more than 100 martyrs" in the strike.


The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas "command and control center" that was "embedded" in Al-Tabi'een school in the Daraj neighborhood.


A Palestinian group said that the strike took place "during the dawn prayer".


Ismail Al-Thawabta, director general of the Gaza government media office, told AFP that the strike "resulted in more than 100 martyrs and dozens of injuries, most of which are in severe and critical condition".


Gaza government media sources said the school was housing about 250 women and children, about half women and children.


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