Gaza School Bombing: 31 Dead, Including 18 Children

Gaza School Bombing Kills 31, Including 18 Children A devastating Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City has claimed the lives of at least 31 people, including 18 children, early Monday morning. The school was sheltering thousands of civilians displaced by the ongoing conflict. The Israeli military stated the target was a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command center, but witnesses dispute this claim. "We were sleeping on our mattresses in our simple tent," said Farah Nussair, a survivor of the attack, holding her young son. "Then came the bombing. The bombs fell on us, on the school, which was only serving as a refuge for the displaced—civilians, children, elderly, women, and men. People were tired and needed food and water." Nussair described the horrific scene after the attack: "My husband is injured, my husband's children, my children. The images are indescribable: charred bodies, the smell of sulfur, the smell of burning flesh. I swear to God, our hearts have died. We are trembling, our nerves are shattered, we are exhausted." The bombing highlights the immense suffering of civilians caught in the crossfire and the lack of safe havens, even within schools. The incident underscores the urgent need for humanitarian aid and a peaceful resolution to the conflict.