Israel Bombs School Shelter in Gaza, Killing 25 Palestinians in Pre-Dawn Massacre

Watan-Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured early Monday morning after an Israeli airstrike targeted a school sheltering displaced people in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip.

According to Palestinian media outlets, including Al-Aqsa TV, “the occupation committed a horrific massacre against the displaced at Fahmi Al-Jarjawi School in Al-Daraj.”

They reported that the airstrike killed 25 people, with many others injured due to the fires that broke out in the tents.

Witnesses described hearing screams from people burning alive, and media footage showed charred bodies, wounded children, and others trying to escape the surrounding flames.

Over nearly 20 months of genocide in Gaza, Israel has bombed dozens of shelters, including schools, universities, hospitals, and areas the Israeli army had previously labeled as “safe zones.” According to official Palestinian data, these attacks have resulted in the deaths and injuries of thousands—mostly children and women.

On May 6, the Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the number of displacement centers targeted by Israeli forces had reached 234 since the genocide began.

Separately, five more Palestinians, including a child, were killed Sunday evening in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis.

The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that four people were killed and others injured after Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building on Al-Thawra Street, west of Gaza City.

A child was also killed and four family members were injured when an Israeli drone bombed a tent for displaced people in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with full U.S. backing, has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza, resulting in more than 176,000 Palestinian casualties, mostly women and children, with over 11,000 reported missing.