UN agency school in Gaza 'directly hit' and damaged

9 Oct 2023 • 11:14 AM MYT
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A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike, on Oct 8. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

GAZA - A school belonging to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was "directly hit" and "severely damaged" in the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the agency has said, reported German news agency (dpa).

"The school sheltering more than 225 people was severely damaged," the agency said in a statement. "No casualties were recorded among the displaced but the school sustained significant structural damage."

The UNRWA said it was sheltering more than 73,000 internally displaced people in 64 of its schools in the Gaza Strip. - BERNAMA-dpa

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