Israeli strike on school building kills at least 17

An Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in central Gaza has killed at least 17 people, including a number of children, according to Palestinian medical officials.

- RACHEL HAGAN

At least 42 people were also injured in the attack at the Nuseirat camp, according to the Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.

The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas in a command and control centre inside the school, without providing evidence. It said in a statement its air force “conducted a strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating inside a command and control centre in the area of Nuseirat”. It continued: “The command and control centre ... was used by the terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against [Israeli] troops and the State of Israel.”