8 killed in an Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza, hospital officials say.(CNN NEWS)_
Eight people were killed in an Israeli strike on UN school building in Gaza, hospital officials in the area said Wednesday.
Wounded victims, including children, were rushed to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after the attack at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East school building.
The Israeli Air Force had conducted a “precise strike” on a former school for girls in the area, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said, alleging that it was being used as a command and control center by Hamas.
“The command and control center, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served as the ‘Nuseirat Girls’ School, was used by Hamas terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” the IDF statement said.
The IDF added that it took “numerous steps” to mitigate danger to civilians, “including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.”
What CNN footage showed: Multiple children wounded in the strike arrived at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, including 3-month-old named Hala. The man holding Hala rushed her into the emergency room and placed her on a bed that had no mattress. Her body was covered in shrapnel injuries, and her head was wrapped in a white bandage. She shivered as a doctor examined her wounds. When he turned her around, it became apparent that she had been burned.
“Suddenly, the rocket hit, and everyone was gone,” Hala’s grandmother told CNN. “This is my granddaughter, Hala Ahmad. She is 3-months-old. I don’t know where her mother is. I took the little ones and ran. I don’t know what happened to their mom.”
The footage also showed a man lying on the floor, covered in blood and injuries. On the bed beside him, another injured child lay unconscious. Another child was brought into the emergency room and placed on the bed next to the baby.