Al-Awda School massacre

When

9 Jul 2024

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

31

Coordinates

31.33° N, 34.34° E

Description

Israeli attack on UNRWA-ran school in Khan Yunis region

Israeli attack on UNRWA-run school in Khan Yunis region

On 9 July 2024, the Israel Defense Forces bombed Al-Awda school – the UNRWA-run school that had been converted into a displacement shelter, hosting refugees from the Israeli invasion – in Abasan al-Kabira near the city of Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the attack while over 53 were injured; most of the casualties were women and children.

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