"These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now," Guterres said in a post on X. The UNRWA had separately posted about the incident on X too, saying it was the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident.
"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 said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the strikes on Thursday, saying it had 'conducted a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command-and-control center.'
Israel's war against Hamas is now in its 11th month. They began last year after Hamas, classified a terrorist organization by many governments including the US and Germany, launched attacks on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people there.
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