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IDF airstrike hits Hamas base in Nuseirat UN school, Hamas claims 27 killed

The IDF confirmed it struck a UNRWA school in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip early on Thursday morning.

The IDF claimed that the school was being used as a base for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters, in particular terrorists that participated in the October 7 massacre.

Members of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force were also present at the site.

Terror attacks were directed from the school while being used by terrorists as a shelter due to the school’s civilian nature, according to the IDF.

 Palestinians shop in an open-air market near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip November 30, 2023. (credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)
Palestinians shop in an open-air market near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip November 30, 2023. (credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)

The IDF also claimed that there was an immediate threat of continued attacks by the cell hiding in the school.

Civilian casualties despite evacuation

Commenting on the civilian evacuations, the IDF said, “Before the attack, many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harm to those not involved. As part of those efforts, aerial reconnaissance, precise targeting, and additional intelligence information were used [to identify the target].”

The Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office said that at least 27 people were killed and dozens injured, as reported by Reuters.

There was no immediate confirmation by the Gaza Health Ministry, Reuters could not immediately verify the announcement.

Reuters contributed to this report.

This is a developing story.

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