Israeli Shells Said to Hit School in Gaza, Killing at Least 20 - NYT

[WillyT]

Israeli Shells Said to Hit School in Gaza, Killing at Least 20
By BEN HUBBARD and JODI RUDOREN - NYT
JULY 30, 2014


Palestinians collected human remains from a United Nations-run school serving as a shelter in the Jabaliya refugee camp after it was hit by shelling. Credit Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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JABALIYA, Gaza Strip — The strikes came in rapid succession. At around 5 a.m. Wednesday at a United Nations school at the Jabaliya refugee camp, where 3,300 Palestinians had taken refuge from the fierce fighting in their Gaza neighborhoods, what appeared to be four Israeli artillery shells hit the compound.

One hit the street in front of the entrance, according to several witnesses. Two others hit classrooms where people were sleeping.

Palestinian health officials said at least 20 people were killed by what witnesses and United Nations officials said was the latest in a series of strikes on United Nations facilities that are supposed to be safe zones in the 23-day-old battle against Hamas and other militants.

“My house was burned and death followed us here,” said Ahmed Mousa, 50, who was in the school courtyard when the shells hit. “Where am I supposed to go?”

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More: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/world/middleeast/israel-gaza.html?_r=0

[jollyreaper2112]

1. wait

So this is a new school hit?

[Marrah_G]

2. Yes

a refugee center

[malaise]

3. Yes another one of the schools used as a UN shelter

[Indydem]

5. Wonder if Hamas was storing missiles there.

They are in every other civilian structure, so probably.

[Indydem]

7. Do you deny the presence of missiles in schools?

If so, then you are deceiving yourself.

The UN has acknowledged the presence of Hamas missiles in their schools.

They did not give permission for them to be there, so your 11 year old article where the US was given permission to use the unused schools by the government is a sad little desperate grasp for something relevant.

[Indydem]

9. By April 4, 2003 the Saddam regime had fallen.

The Kurds had already been semi-autonomous and invited the US into those facilities.

Keep trying. It just gets sadder.

[druidity33]

10. every other civilian structure?

yeah, right...

[Dragonfli]

11. I must have missed an important news item "every other civilian structure" They must have found

millions!

I think perhaps you are exaggerating, but I am willing to read the UN reports confirming your accusations.