JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is presenting its case after an attack on an UNRWA (United Nations Relief & Works Agency) school that served as a base for Hamas terrorists.
Palestinians say many women and children died in the strike, but the Israeli government claims some of the worst and most dangerous Hamas terrorists were hiding inside.
They released the names of nine Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists killed in the operation.
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer stated, “The school had terrorists who actually took part in the murderous attack of October the 7th.”
IDF Chief Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari noted that many international media reports relied on a Hamas claim that 33 Palestinians or more were killed, but didn’t acknowledge the Hamas terror activity at the school.
“The terrorists inside this school were planning more attacks against Israelis, some of them imminent. We stopped a ticking time bomb,” Hagari said.
One Palestinian girl said five missiles hit the school, one of them striking her close relatives.
The Israelis contend they were doing all they could to avoid hitting civilians.
Mencer noted, “You know, we actually called it off twice, just to be sure that we were precise and to limit any unwanted civilian casualties.”
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