Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effect
The Israeli military killed six Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that sheltered displaced people in Gaza City on Friday, hospital officials have said. The attack brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since the October ceasefire took effect.
Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line which they have withdrawn to, killing the Palestinians and wounding a number more, the Palestinian civil defence said in a statement. It added that it was only able to recover the bodies after coordinating with the UN, to ensure they did not also come under Israeli fire.
Dozens gathered at Gaza City hospital to mourn those killed, with five body bags placed outside the hospital and a man cradling an infant wrapped in a white shroud.
“This is not a truce, it is a bloodbath,” said Nafiz al-Nader, who witnessed the attack, telling Agence France-Presse he wanted the bloodshed to stop. Another witness said shelling erupted without warning on Friday night, hitting the school.
The ceasefire line refers to where Israeli troops have pulled back to under the terms of the October ceasefire deal, denoted by a long yellow line on maps and physically demarcated by yellow concrete markers on the ground. Israeli troops remain in control of about 53% of the territory and regularly conduct airstrikes in the areas it does not occupy….
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