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2023 Al-Falah School airstrike
Location	Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, downtown Gaza
Date	17 November 2023 Morning
Target	Al-Falah School
Attack type	Airstrike
Deaths	20+
Perpetrators	Israel

On 17 November 2023, an Israeli airstrike bombed Al-Falah School in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of the city, which was being used by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRWA) as a shelter. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, with multiple injuries reported.

Event

An Israeli missile fell on Al-Falah School in the morning, when thousands of people were living in the school at the time of the attack.

Due to the communications blackout in the Gaza Strip at the time, rescue teams were not aware of the strike on the school until the following day.

References

1. "Casualties mount in attack on Gaza school". thepeninsulaqatar. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
2. "Scores of Palestinians dead, wounded from Israeli bombing of Gaza school sheltering displaced people". aa. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Dozens of Palestinian civilians dead after Israel hits Gaza school sheltering displaced people". anews. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
4. "Israeli strike hits school sheltering thousands". dawn. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. Mahmoud, Hani. "Death toll from Israeli attack on UN school expected to rise: AJ correspondent". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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