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Israeli attack on al-Jaouni school kills 18, including six UN staffers

Highest death toll UNRWA staff in a single incident

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The UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it said was the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident.

“Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members assisting displaced people,” UNRWA said on X.

“This school has been hit five times since the war began.

It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children,” UNRWA added.

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The Gaza government media office said the Israeli strike killed at least 18 people, including the UNRWA staff members.

Witnesses said Wednesday’s attack on al-Jaouni school in the Nuseirat refugee camp tore women and children to pieces, while UNRWA said the casualties among its staff amounted to the “highest death toll” in a single incident in the 11-month war.

Some 12,000 displaced Palestinians, most of them women and children, were sheltering at al-Jaouni, according to UNRWA, when Israeli forces carried out two air attacks on the building.

A separate Israeli strike in Khan Younis killed 11 as the United Nations’ polio vaccination drive continues in the north.

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