Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Palestinian territory's largest city killed 17 people, while Israel's army said it was targeting Hamas militants.
'At least 17 martyrs, including eight children, and more than 30 injured, most of them children and women... following an Israeli rocket strike on Al-Zaytoun School C' in Gaza City, agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said, noting that thousands of displaced people had sought shelter at the school.
Israel's military said in a statement the air force had 'conducted a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command and control centre in Gaza City'.
it said the target was 'embedded inside' the Al Falah School, which is adjacent to the Al-Zaytoun School buildings.
An AFP reporter at the scene said Al-Zaytoun School C had been hit.
