Back مجزرة مدرسة التابعين 2024 Arabic Masacre de la escuela Al-Tabaín Spanish התקיפה בבית הספר א-תאבעין HE Et-Tabiin Okulu saldırısı Turkish

Al-Tabaeen school attack

Al-Tabaeen school attack
Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Al-Tabaeen school is located in the Gaza Strip
Al-Tabaeen school
Al-Tabaeen school
Location within the Gaza Strip
LocationGaza City, Gaza Strip
Date10 August 2024
TargetMosque inside Al Tabaeen school[1]
Attack type
Rocket strikes
Deaths80–93+ Palestinians[2][3][1]
Injured47 Palestinians
Perpetrators Israel Defense Forces

On 10 August 2024, Israel struck the Al-Tabaeen school located in eastern Gaza City, which was hosting displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there during the Israel–Hamas war.[3] At least 80 Palestinians were killed and 47 others were injured,[2] with several victims being trapped in the school as the fire spread, according to Palestinian health authorities.[4][5]

At around 4:40 during Fajr morning prayers in the Al-Tabi'een school, which was being used to house roughly 6,000 refugees and internally displaced Palestinian citizens, three rockets struck the building, causing the structure to collapse.[6] Consequently, a fire broke out that caused several more casualties.[7] Attempts by rescue workers and other civilians to reduce the spread of the fire and save the lives of trapped civilians were seriously impeded due to the Israeli military cutting off the region's water supply.[8]

It was the fifth attack on a school in a week and the UN Human Rights Office said it was "horrified by the unfolding pattern" of attacks on schools.[9] An Al Jazeera investigation found that the bombing was deliberately performed to result in maximum casualties.[7] Analysing the IDF's official explanations, the Israeli investigative journalist Meron Rapoport concluded that "the army bombed a populated shelter knowing full well the deadly repercussions its assault would inflict."[10] A CNN weapons expert identifed shrapnel evident in footage from the aftermath of the attack as coming from a GBU-39 manufactured by the US-based Boeing.[9]

  1. ^ a b "IDF doubts Hamas claim of over 90 dead after strike on terror operatives at Gaza school". The Times of Israel. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  3. ^ a b "More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike on school". ABC News. 2024-08-10. Archived from the original on 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ "Scores reported dead in Gaza school shelter as Israel says it bombed militants". Reuters. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ Abdulrahim, Raja; Kim, Victoria (August 10, 2024). "Israel Strikes School Complex in Gaza, Killing Dozens, Local Health Officials Say". The New York Times.
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  10. ^ Rapoport, Meron (2024-08-23). "Israeli society's dehumanization of Palestinians is now absolute". +972 Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-08-25.

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