Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 27 people and injured dozens more at a school complex housing displaced people near Khan Younis, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

An Israeli airstrike hit a school complex housing displaced people in southern Gaza and killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the fourth such attack in as many days. Israeli forces targeted the gate of a school housing displaced people in the town of Abasan, east of Khan Younis, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, which called the attack “a heinous massacre against displaced citizens.” The strike injured another 53 people, the ministry added, including some who are in a “serious and critical” condition. The death toll is expected to increase, as casualties are still being transferred to the nearby Nasser Hospital. The Israeli military said it conducted a strike “near” Al-Awda school on Tuesday, and that it had targeted “a terrorist” who participated in the October 7 attacks into southern Israel. “Earlier this evening, using precise munition, the IAF struck a terrorist from Hamas’ military wing who took part, among other terrorist activities, in the October 7 brutal massacre carried out by the Hamas terrorist organization in southern Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. “The IDF is looking into the reports that civilians were harmed, adjacent to the Al-Awda School in the south of Khan Younis, which is located near the location of the strike. The incident is under review,” the IDF added.