Dozens killed in Gaza shelter bombing

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GAZA, Nov 4 (Bernama-WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces on Friday night bombed a United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in al-Saftawy area, north of the Gaza Strip, where thousands of displaced people are seeking shelter.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli warplanes shelled the Osama Bin Zaid School, killing and injuring dozens of people.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This image grab taken from an AFPTV video footage shows Palestinian rescuers carrying an injured youth at a hospital after a strike at the Osama bin Zaid school, which shelters displaced people in the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City on November 3, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

Footages and photos showed the bodies of the victims torn into pieces due to the airstrike.

Local sources revealed that the occupation directly targeted the school, with thousands of displaced people seeking shelter inside.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This image grab taken from an AFPTV video footage shows Palestinian medics carrying an injured youth to an ambulance outside the Osama bin Zaid school, which shelters displaced people in the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City after a strike on November 3, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

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