Displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the school, according to sources at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City who spoke to Al Jazeera.
Several people were also injured in the attack. Survivors relayed a harrowing scene of inferno.
“I saw the whole area filled with dust –that’s when I realized the strike had hit this place,” Abu Haitham Khalla said, standing among the rubble.
“The panic, fear, and terror that swept through the school was overwhelming. There were about 1,000 displaced people sheltering here –tents and classrooms all being used as refuge,” he said.
“So far, 10 people have been confirmed killed, in addition to many injuries –all of them women and children,” he added.
Another witness, Ahmed Khalla, said he found dead victims people lying on the floor of a classroom. “Children torn apart, charred. Women who had done absolutely nothing. The scenes were beyond horrific. I saw a little girl without a head – literally, without a head.”
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,762 people and wounded 137,656 since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.