Israel claimed the targeted school contained a militant compound, an allegation rejected by Hamas. Plus, UN urges global ban on fossil fuel ads
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At least 30 people, including five children, were killed by an Israeli strike on a UN school on Thursday in the central Gaza Strip, according to health officials in the territory.
Israeli forces said the Unrwa school was a Hamas compound, containing militants involved in the 7 October attack on southern Israel. Hamas accused Israel of “false, fabricated stories to justify the brutal crime it conducted against dozens of displaced people”.
Israel has announced a new military campaign in central Gaza as it battles a group of fighters relying on hit-and-run insurgency tactics. The charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said that since Tuesday at least 70 dead and more than 300 wounded, mostly women and children, had been brought to al-Aqsa hospital after “heavy Israeli strikes” in central Gaza.
Meanwhile, months of extreme hunger have killed many Palestinians in Gaza and caused permanent damage to children through malnutrition, two food security reports have found. The US-based famine early warning system network (Fews Net) said it was “possible, if not likely” that famine began in northern Gaza in April.Court pauses Trump’s Georgia election case as it considers disqualifying prosecutor
The Georgia court of appeals has paused the trial of Donald Trump and other defendants while it considers whether to disqualify the Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, who is the lead prosecutor in the case.
Trump had appealed against an order by the Fulton county superior court judge Scott McAfee that declined to disqualify Willis after revelations about a romantic relationship with her chosen special prosecutor.
