Palestine presidency holds US government accountable for Israel’s killing of over 100 in Gaza strike

The Palestinian Presidency has stated that it holds the United States’ government responsible for Israel’s deadly attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza today.

Early this morning, Israeli forces launched missiles at the Al-Taba’een school in the Gaza’s Al-Daraj neighbourhood, which was housing displaced Palestinians fleeing Israel’s ongoing offensive. The attack killed at least 100 people, including children taking shelter there.

According to Gaza’s Media Office, the “Israeli strikes targeted the displaced people while performing Fajr (dawn) prayers, [which] led to a rapid rise in the number of casualties”.

Following the atrocity, the Palestinian presidency’s spokesperson Nabih Abu Rudeineh condemned the attack and stated that the Palestinian Authority holds the US government “responsible for the massacre due to its financial, military, and political support for Israel”.

He further called on Washington to pressure Tel Aviv to cease its attacks and to abide by international law, urging for “an end to the blind support that leads to the killing of thousands of innocent civilians, including children, women, and the elderly.”

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