In the early hours of June 7th 2024, at least four people were killed and at least seven others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school, west of the Al Wahda Tower, in the Al Shati (Beach) refugee camp, west of Gaza City.<\/p>\n
A Facebook post made by Mohamed Awad, a digital creator in Beit Lahia, reported that six people had been killed, though only identified four of the deceased by name: Abu Bilal Thuraya<\/strong>, Saad Allah Abu Al-Amrain<\/strong> (Abu Osama), Akram Aqilan<\/strong> (Abu Baraa), and Khaled Shehadeh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n According to a tweet from Gaza Civil Defense, the school is an UNRWA affiliated school called \u201cAsmaa\u201d housing displaced peoples from two neighbourhoods of the Al-Shati refugee camp.<\/p>\n At 12.22am, a Safa News correspondent first reported there were \u201cmartyrs and injured in the bombing of occupation aircraft,\u201d at the school. Soon after, Gaza Civil Defense reported that they had recovered three fatalities a number of wounded from the school. They attributed the strike to the Israeli military, calling it a \u201cmassacre\u201d.<\/p>\n Among those killed was Abu Bilal Thuraya, head of the Beach Emergency Committee. Al Quds News Network and Palestine Post reported that he was killed in the bombing of the school.<\/p>\n A photograph of Saad Allah Abu Al-Amrain\u2019s shroud was posted to Facebook on the day of the strike by Mohammed Hammamy. The photograph showed his body surrounded by mourners, with the caption: \u201cThe martyrdom of the beloved Saadallah Abu Al-Amrain Abu Osama. Your beloved has come to you, may God have mercy on you and accept you\u201d.<\/p>\n Akram Aqilan was remembered by the Aqilan Family Council Facebook page, which had recorded the killing of 15 other family members during the conflict prior to Akram\u2019s death. \u201cThe convoys of martyrs continue to march and a martyr is included in the list of honour from the family\u2019s martyrs,\u201d said the post, accompanied by a selfie of Aqilan and a young girl.<\/p>\n Abu Hamza, a friend and neighbour of Aqilan\u2019s, wrote that he was a \u201cgood friend and neighbour\u201d. One of Aqilan\u2019s cousins announced on Facebook that she had received news of his death, mentioning that he left behind a wife and children: \u201cMay God give patience to my aunt, his wife, and his children.\u201d Another cousin posted a photo of Aqilan\u2019s shroud on the day of the strike.<\/p>\n Khaled Shehadeh was remembered as \u201cthe man of morals and literature, the man of high determination,\u201d by Abed Abo Farah, who said he joined other leaders of the camp who had been killed. \u201cThe camp bids farewell every day to a new group of steadfast heroes,\u201d he wrote, adding reference to the killing of Aqilan and Abu Al-Amrain.<\/p>\n Khaled was remembered as \u201cthe kind cousin\u201d by his family\u2019s Facebook page, who said he now joined his brothers, Sheikh Riyad Shehadeh Abu Ismail and Sheikh Wajih Shehadeh Abu Moaz, who had previously died. Referring to Khaled, Hussam El-Madhoun, one of Shehadeh\u2019s neighbours, said he \u201cremained alone\u201d after losing more than 18 members of his family. He also recalled memories of him: \u201cEvery day, when I went out early in the morning, I used to see him sitting, lighting firewood to prepare bread and food for his family.\u201d Shehadeh was \u201ca man whose heart was attached to the mosques,\u201d wrote Abu Ahmad.<\/p>\n A press statement from the Gaza based Government Media Office issued on June 7 confirmed the strike on Asmaa School, which it called an UNRWA-affiliated shelter centre, and attributed it to Israeli military aircraft. The Gaza Civil Defense also attributed the airstrike to the Israeli military.<\/p>\n The IDF released a statement on Telegram declaring their involvement in the strike, “Earlier today (Friday), the Israeli Air Force with the direction of IDF intelligence and the ISA, targeted Hamas terrorists operating from a container inside the grounds of the ‘Asmaa’ UNRWA school in Shati, Gaza. The container was used as a Hamas Operations Cell and a meeting point for Hamas operatives. Hamas terrorists inside the Operations Cell who were planning imminent attacks were eliminated. Hamas terrorists carried out terror attacks from the U.N. school premises while using it as a shield for their terror activities. Prior to the strike, many steps were taken to mitigate civilian harm. The strike was carried out using precise munitions, leading to a precise strike on the terrorists. 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