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The White House expressed its “deep concern” on Saturday after the “dawn massacre” committed by the Israeli occupation on the Tabeen School in Gaza City, which houses about two thousand displaced people.
“We are deeply concerned by reports of civilian deaths in Gaza” following the strike, National Security Council spokesman Sean Savitt said in a statement, adding that the United States had reached out to its Israeli counterparts, who said they targeted senior Hamas officials, and asked for details.
Savitt also stressed that the bombing, which sparked widespread international condemnation and the continued killing and wounding of a very large number of civilians, confirms the urgent need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a deal to release detainees, saying that this is something “we continue to work tirelessly to achieve.”
For its part, the US National Security Council confirmed that many civilians are being killed and injured in Gaza, which confirms the need to expedite a ceasefire.
US Vice President Kamala Harris's national security adviser said Israel must take steps to limit harm to civilians.
The number of victims of the Al-Tabi'in School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood rose at dawn today, Saturday, to more than 100 martyrs and dozens of wounded and missing, in one of the largest massacres witnessed by the Gaza Strip in recent weeks.
Occupation recognition
The government media office in Gaza said in a statement that the occupation army directly bombed the displaced people while they were performing the dawn prayer, which increased the number of martyrs rapidly, while eyewitnesses reported that the bombing began immediately after the opening takbeer.
The Israeli army admitted to bombing the Al-Tabi'in School, as Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a statement on the “X” platform that the raid targeted militants who worked in a military command headquarters that was placed inside the Al-Tabi'in School, which is used as a shelter for the city's residents.
However, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor confirmed that the “School of Followers” does not include any armed groups or military manifestations.
In a statement issued by the Observatory, it explained that its investigations indicated that the Al-Tabi’in School “is nothing more than a dilapidated place that hundreds of families have taken as a refuge after being forcibly displaced from their homes.”
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor added that all evidence and testimonies showed that “the school was free of any military gatherings or centers, and was sheltering hundreds of children. It would not have been possible for families to expose their children to danger if the site was being used for military purposes.”