At least 90 people were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, the Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency said. The attack drew widespread condemnation across the globe, including from Turkey, France and the US, who expressed "deep concern" and underscored the "urgency of a ceasefire and hostage deal". Israel’s military said it had "precisely struck Hamas terrorists" who were using the school as a base. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
- At least 90 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, the besieged Palestinian territory's civil defence agency said on Saturday.
- The Israeli military defended the attack in a statement, saying “at least 19 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists” were killed and that the munitions used “cannot cause the amount of damage” being reported in Gaza.
- International condemnation has followed Israel’s deadly strike on the Tabeen school complex. Turkey called it a "new crime against humanity", France "firmly condemned" the strike, the UK said it was "appalled" by the attack and the US expressed "deep concern" and underscored the "urgency of a ceasefire and hostage deal.”
- Hamas denounced a "dangerous escalation" on Saturday after the Israeli strike.
- At least 39,790 Palestinians have been killed and 92,002 injured in Israel's war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. The Hamas-led October 7 attacks resulted in the deaths of more than 1,190 people, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli figures. Some 250 people were taken hostage, with about 120 remaining in Gaza. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Israel agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the demand of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said overnight Friday.
- French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in a phone call on Friday, during which Macron reaffirmed his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- An Israeli air strike on a car deep inside Lebanon killed a senior figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday evening.
- Israel launched another offensive on the devastated southern city of Khan Younis on Friday as thousands of Palestinians fled the area following the military’s evacuation orders.
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. For more on the health ministry’s casualty figures, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
