Rabat – The Palestinian Civil Defense recovered 10 bodies this morning, April 23, after Israel struck the Jaffa School in Gaza’s Tuffah district, where many forcibly displaced Palestinians had sought refuge. A significant number of others were injured in the assault.
Video footage shared by Palestinians documenting their own annihilation of their own communities showed flames engulfing tent structures, their fabric melting over the charred remnants of burning chairs. Among the victims was a child described as having been “burned beyond recognition.”
“Our children are being burned while they sleep in the tents of the displaced,” reported Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, capturing the horrific reality that continues to unfold under Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
“There are no safe areas, and no survivors of this genocide. Gaza City and its northern districts have endured relentless Israeli shelling and artillery fire for hours,” he added.
In the same area, Israel also bombed two residential homes, trapping people beneath the rubble. “Trapped people are calling for help from under the collapsed homes,” said the Civil Defense, noting that emergency workers were unable to reach the area, which has been declared off-limits by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
Israel intensified its bombardment with heavy artillery and airstrikes throughout the early morning. These included the bombing of tent shelters in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing at least two people — one of them a child.
In al-Mawasi, south of Khan Younis, an area that Israel has previously designated as a “safe zone,” a drone strike killed at least one person and wounded several others.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported earlier this month that it has documented 224 Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings and rents for displaced people in Gaza between March 18 and April 19. The UN office states that 36 of these attacks only killed children and women.
