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At least 80 people were killed and nearly 50 others were injured in an Israel airstrike early Saturday that hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza, local officials said.The Israeli military acknowledged the strike and claimed the school was a Hamas command center, though Hamas denies that claim.The facility, like most schools in Gaza, was being used to house Palestinians who were forced to flee their homes because of the war.
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defianceSaturday's attack is now one of the deadliest since the war between Israel and Hamas began 10 months ago, and officials believe the death toll is expected to rise.
9 UN staffers fired after probe into involvement in Oct. 7 attack on IsraelIn a post on X, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces said the country's intelligence found at least 20 Hamas and 'Islamic Jihad militants' operating inside the compound, 'using it to carry out terrorist attacks.
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