Israeli Strike Kills At Least Thirty-Three At Gaza School

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced families in central Gaza killed at least 33 people including 23 women and children. The Israeli military claims the school was being used as a Hamas compound. The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there. Witnesses and hospital officials said the predawn strike hit the al-Sardi School run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees known by the acronym UNRWA. They said the school was filled with Palestinians who had fled Israeli offensives and bombardment in northern Gaza.