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EU's chief diplomat horrified by Israeli airstrike on school

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There is no justification for these massacres the EU high representative for foreign affairs has said Israels airstrike on a sch
There is ?no justification for these massacres,? the EU high representative for foreign affairs has said
Israel’s airstrike on a school in Gaza cannot be justified, the EU’s diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Saturday. The attack by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier in the day reportedly killed around 100 people.
Borrell said he was “horrified by the images” from the scene. The Tabeen school in central Gaza City was reportedly used to shelter displaced people. Women and children were among the victims, the local authorities said, adding that the death toll could rise since some people have yet to be pulled from the rubble.
According to media estimates, up to 6,000 people may have been sheltering at the school when it was hit by three Israeli missiles. West Jerusalem claimed that it was targeting a “Hamas control center” in the facility. The Gaza-based Palestinian militant group denied having a base at the school.

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