Israeli strike on school site kills over 90, claim Gaza authorities

Israel’s military says it used precision fire to target a Hamas command centre

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Aug 10 that the death toll from the latest Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians had risen to more than 90, even as Israel's military said it struck a militants' command centre.

AFP could not independently verify the toll which, if confirmed, would appear to be one of the largest from a single strike during 10 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants.

"So far, there are more than 93 martyrs, including 11 children and six women. There are unidentified remains," said spokesman Mahmud Bassal from the Palestinian Civil Defence, in a televised news conference.

The strike hit "the upper and ground floors of the school. The upper floor included women and children, and the ground floor included people who were praying.

They were directly hit", he added. "Their bodies were torn apart," Mr Bassal told AFP. "It reminds us of the first days of the war in the Gaza Strip."

Mr Ismail al-Thawabta, directorgeneral of the Gaza government media office, said the strike "resulted in more than 100 martyrs and dozens of injuries, most of which are in severe and critical condition".