DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip –
An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, mostly women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.
Another 42 people were wounded in the strike in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp, according to the Awda Hospital, which received the casualties. Among the dead were seven children as young as 11 months, as well as three women.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Israel has carried out several strikes on schools-turned-shelters in recent months, saying it precisely targets Hamas militants hiding out among civilians. The strikes often kill women and children.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meanwhile announced another US$135 million in aid to the Palestinians, saying it is critical that aid enters Gaza.
Blinken spoke in Qatar on Thursday on his 11th visit to the region …