The Israeli military claimed it was targeting militants hiding among civilians.
An Israeli airstrike on a school serving as a shelter for those displaced in Gaza killed at least 27 people on Thursday, according to Palestinian medical officials.
Israel, which claimed it was targeting militants hiding among civilians, has continued to strike what it describes as militant targets across Gaza, even as attention shifts to the conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran.
The Israeli military this week launched a large-scale air and ground operation against Hamas in northern Gaza. Hamas has continued attacking Israeli forces and firing rockets into Israel following its October 7, 2023, attack, which killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians. The group is still holding about 100 hostages, with one-third believed by Israel to be dead.
The ongoing Israeli offensive has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who said that women and children make up more than half of the casualties.
