9:53 a.m. ET, January 29, 2024
At least 10 killed after Israeli shelling hit UN school in Gaza City, Palestinian news agency says
At least 10 civilians were killed after Israeli artillery fire hit a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on Monday, Palestinian state news agency WAFA said. Israeli military vehicles surrounded the school, as soldiers engaged in intense shelling and gunfire, WAFA said.
The incident is a reminder that while the most intense military activity in Gaza has moved to the south, around Khan Younis, the war continues throughout the Strip.
CNN has reached out to UNRWA and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to ask about the shelling of the school in Gaza City.
Israeli fighter jets also shelled at least five residential buildings in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, WAFA added, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
Eyewitness and journalist Khader Zaanoun, who is in Al-Rimal, told CNN Monday that Israeli forces invaded the neighborhood “from multiple directions,” and are currently surrounding it, including the Al-Shifa Hospital.
Four paramedics were killed after two ambulances were struck by Israeli aircraft in Gaza City, as they were moving to transport the dead and injured Monday, Zaanoun said. “Ambulances are facing major difficulties in moving and operating due to artillery shelling and beseigment by Israeli forces,” Zaanoun said.
An earlier version of this post stated that CNN had reached out to the IDF for comment before that request had been made.
