Shelling of UN school kills 15 as Gaza war rages

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Several Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded U.N. school in Gaza early on Wednesday, which was being used as a shelter for refugees, killing at least 19 people and wounding 90, a Palestinian health official and a UN official said.

The shells hit the U.N. school in the Jebaliya refugee camp where hundreds of Palestinians had sought shelter from the intense fighting.

According to the school principal, Fayez Abu Dayeh, several tank shells hit the school compound, a few minutes apart, starting at around 4:30 a.m. local time. He said shells hit two classrooms and a bathroom.

In one of the classrooms, the front wall was blown out, leaving debris and bloodied clothing. Another strike tore a large round hole into the ceiling of a second floor classroom.

Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded U.N. school sheltering Gazans displaced by fighting on Wednesday, killing 15 and wounding 90 after tearing through the walls of two classrooms, a spokesman for a U.N. aid agency and a health official said.

CCTV COVERAGE OF GAZA CONFLICT

CCTV’s Elaine Reyes interviews Phyllis Bennis who directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., to talk about the crisis in Gaza.  She is also the author of “Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.”

Phyllis Bennis talks about crisis in Gaza strip

CCTV's Elaine Reyes interviews Phyllis Bennis who directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., to talk about the crisis in Gaza.

Report complied with information from The Associated Press and Reuters.