Israeli Strikes Hit School-Turned-Shelter in Gaza, Killing at Least 36
The Israeli military targeted a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City early Monday morning, setting classrooms on fire and killing at least 36 people, including many women and children.
Footage of the aftermath of the strike shows rescue workers pulling charred bodies from the rubble, and a video that has spread on social media appears to show a young girl attempting to escape flames after the attack. The little girl was identified as 7-year-old Ward al-Sheikh Khalil, who survived the attack but lost five siblings and her mother.
The Israeli attack hit the Fahmi al-Jarjawi School with three separate strikes while the Palestinians sheltering there were sleeping. Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Defense, said hundreds of people were sheltering at the time and that the majority of those killed were women and children.
HORRIFYING VIDEO!! 🚨 🚨 🚨
A child is seen trying to escape the flames in Fahmi Al-Jarjawi school hit by an israeli airstrike in Gaza which was housing displaced families.
Due to a severe lack of emergency services the child sadly perished.
https://t.co/akzJscQnlq— JonnyUtd (@Fx1Jonny) May 26, 2025
