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Al-Sardi school attack
Part of the Israel-Hamas war
Location	Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Date	6 June 2024
Target	UNRWA school
Deaths	Per IDF: 40 militants Per Al Jazeera: 40 Palestinians (17 men, 14 children, nine women)
Injured	70+
Perpetrators	Israel Defense Forces

On 6 June 2024, Israeli forces struck a UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing 40–45 people, including 14 children and nine women, and injuring dozens more. US munitions were used in the attack.

Background

On 6 May 2024, Israel began the Rafah offensive during the Israel-Hamas war. Israel had previously been criticized during the offensive for the offensive itself and airstrikes conducted by Israel on Palestinian civilians, such as the Tel Al-Sultan massacre, in which 45–50 Palestinian civilians were killed in an area designated a "safe zone" for civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Event

On 6 June 2024, The Israeli forces targeted the classrooms on the highest floor of the Al-Sardi school in the Nuseirat refugee camp with two missiles by a warplane. The strike was carried out in the early hours of Thursday after the army declared new ground and airstrikes on several refugee camps in central Gaza. UNRWA said 6,000 Palestinian refugees were sheltering in the school at the time of the attack. Since the start of the war, more than 180 UN agency buildings have been hit and more than 450 displaced people have been killed in those facilities.

The Israeli forces claimed it was a "precision strike on Hamas compound" at the school, without providing evidence, killing about 20 to 30 fighters it believed were inside. Peter Lerner, The Israel Defense Forces Spokesman, said that it was not aware of any civilian casualties in this attack. Ismail Al-Thawabta, Director General of the Government Media Office, denied Israel's claim, telling Reuters that the occupiers use "false fabricated stories to justify the brutal crime it conducted against dozens of displaced people."

Casualties

The dead and wounded were immediately transferred to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the nearby city of Deir al-Balah. According to Gaza Health Ministry and Authorities at al-Aqsa Hospital, this attack left at least 40 dead, including 14 children and 9 women, and more than 74 wounded. Al-Thawabta said the number of dead and wounded entering Al-Aqsa Hospital is three times the clinical capacity of the hospital.

Reactions

UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned the massacre, saying that "UN premises are inviolable". The US called for Israel to show full "transparency" about the incident.

United States Department of State said the Israeli attack did not cross US President, Joe Biden's so-called "red line", or a large-scale operation in Rafah.

Ismail Al-Thawabta told reporters, "This terrible massacre that was carried out by the Israeli occupiers, a clear evidence of genocide is the ethnic cleansing against civilians, including women and children, and refugees in the Gaza Strip.

See also

• Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
• Israeli war crimes

References

1. ^ "Gaza war: Israeli strike on UN school kills reportedly kills 35". BBC News. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israel bombs UNRWA school in Gaza, kills 32 displaced Palestinians". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. "Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school, Gaza officials say | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. Quillen, Alastair McCready, Stephen. "Al-Aqsa Hospital struggles to cope after Israeli 'massacre' on UNRWA school". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. ^ Salman, Abeer (6 June 2024). "Israel strike on UN school that left dozens dead used US munitions, CNN analysis finds". BBC.
6. "Dozens killed and wounded after explosions at Gaza 'safe-zone' camp". www.ft.com.
7. "Israel attacks UN-run school in central Gaza, killing at least 40". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
8. ^ Al-Mughrabi and Mackenzie, Nidal and James. "Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
9. "Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school in Gaza". UN News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
10. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. "Israeli strike kills 33 in a Gaza school filled with displaced families". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
11. ^ Al Jazeera Staff. "Israel bombs Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians, kills at least 40". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
12. El-Bawab, Nadine. "Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in IDF strike on UN school, agency says". ABC News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
13. "Department Press Briefing – June 06, 2024". United States Department of State.

• 2024 airstrikes
• Airstrikes during the Israel–Hamas war