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Al-Maghazi UNRWA school airstrike

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October 2023 UNRWA school airstrike
Part of the Israel–Hamas war
TypeAirstrike
Location
Date17 October 2023; 7 months ago (2023-10-17)
Executed by Israel
Casualties6[1] killed

On 17 October 2023, an airstrike conducted by Israel Defense Forces struck a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.[1][2][3] Six people were killed by the airstrike.[3][4][5] The UNRWA claims that at least 4,000 people had taken refuge in the school since the start of the Israel-Hamas War.[1]

Additional events[edit]

On 22 October, UNRWA confirmed that 29 of their staff had been killed since 7 October, half of whom were UNRWA teachers. The agency further added that as of 21 October nearly 180 civilians sheltering at UNRWA schools have been injured and 12 have been killed, while 38 UNRWA installations have been impacted by strikes since 7 October.[6][7]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lazzarini, Philippe (2023-10-17). "Gaza: UNRWA school sheltering displaced families is hit". United Nations & United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. عاجل وكالة الأونروا: مقتل 6 على الأقل في ضربة إسرائيلية لمدرسة تابعة لنا في مخيم المغازي للاجئين في غزة. X (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 2023-10-17. Archived from the original (Post on X) on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "At least 6 people killed in Israeli air strike on UNRWA school in Gaza". Reuters. 2023-10-17. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. Magid, Jacob (2023-10-17). "'They had nowhere else to go': UN says Israeli strike on school in Gaza kills 6". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. "Gaza: UNRWA School Sheltering Displaced Families is Hit". United Nations. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. "UNRWA SITUATION REPORT #11 ON THE GAZA STRIP AND THE WEST BANK, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM". UNRWA. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. UNRWA (22 October 2023). "We are in shock and mourning". Twitter. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)


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