Israeli Shells Said to Hit School in Gaza, Killing at Least 15
Israeli artillery fire hit a United Nations-run school serving as a shelter in northern Gaza early Wednesday, killing at least 15 Palestinians taking refuge there, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said Wednesday morning he was looking into what struck the school.
Witnesses said at least two shells landed at Abu Hussein school, located in the middle of the Jabaliya refugee camp, around 4:30 a.m., hitting the stairway and a classroom.
Jabaliya, the most densely populated area in the Gaza Strip, has come under artillery fire since Tuesday afternoon. The shelling has killed at least 50 people there in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry.
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