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Israel Bombs Gaza School Sheltering Displaced Palestinians, Killing 36, Including Children 

HeadlineMay 27, 2025

Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe has deepened following a weekend of Israeli attacks that killed scores of Palestinian civilians, including children. In just one of the attacks, an Israeli strike on a school turned shelter in Gaza City killed 36 people as they slept; dozens of others were wounded, many with burns. Video of the aftermath shows the silhouette of a 7-year-old girl rushing to escape the flames; her mother and siblings were killed in the attack. Survivors described a horrific scene.

Farah Nussair: “An indescribable sight: body parts, charred people, the smell of sulfur, the smell of charring. I swear to God, our hearts have died. This is how we are shaken. Our nerves are damaged. We’re exhausted. We’re tired. By God, we’re tired. Enough.”

Separately, Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, saw nine of her 10 children killed or buried under the rubble of her family’s home in an Israeli airstrike. Only one of her children survived; 11-year-old Adam was left hospitalized along with Dr. al-Najjar’s husband, who’s also a doctor. We’ll have more on this story after headlines.

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