{"id":2090241,"date":"2023-11-04T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinians-report-israeli-strike-on-school-blinken-to-meet-arab-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T19:57:14","slug":"palestinians-report-israeli-strike-on-school-blinken-to-meet-arab-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinians-report-israeli-strike-on-school-blinken-to-meet-arab-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike on school reported by Palestinians; Blinken to meet Arab leaders."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpalestinians-report-israeli-strike-on-school-blinken-to-meet-arab-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2090241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<p>GAZA\/AMMAN\u2014Palestinians have reported a \u2063devastating Israeli strike on a Gaza City school that was being used as a shelter. This tragic incident occurred\u200d just as\u2063 U.S. Secretary \u2064of\u2062 State Antony Blinken was preparing\u2062 to meet with Arab leaders in Jordan to \u2063discuss the \u200durgent need \u2063for \u200ba ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200dwitnesses, the strike targeted Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia, where thousands of evacuees had sought refuge. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people\u200b and left\u2063 dozens more injured. Juliette Touma,\u2062 the director of communication for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA),\u2064 confirmed that the school had \u2062indeed been hit, and expressed concern for\u2063 the children \u2064affected.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking\u200c images captured by Reuters\u200b showed the aftermath \u2064of the strike, with broken furniture, bloodstains, and\u2064 grieving individuals. \u200bOne\u200d man, captured in video footage, described\u2064 how people were preparing breakfast when the bombing suddenly began.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/hamas-has-taken-palestinians-hostage-rep-hoyer-on-challenges-israel-faces-calls-for-thoughtfulness-5522928?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hamas Has Taken Palestinians\u200d Hostage: Rep. Hoyer on Challenges Israel Faces, Calls for Thoughtfulness<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">11\/3\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/uc-leaders-stand-by-their-condemnation-of-oct-7-hamas-attack-on-israel-5522896?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>UC Leaders\u200b Stand \u2062by Their Condemnation of Oct. \u200c7 Hamas Attack on Israel<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">11\/3\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I found my two girls, one of\u200d them was martyred\u200b and her head \u2062was hit, the \u200bsecond was wounded in her \u200bleg &#8230;\u2063 the other girl \u200bas\u200d well was wounded with shrapnel,&#8221; a\u200b grieving\u2062 father \u2062shared.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry of health in Gaza also reported that two women\u200b were killed by another Israeli missile strike at the entrance of the Nasser Children \u2063Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military has not yet commented \u2063on these incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Since the terrorist group Hamas launched an\u2062 assault in\u200c southern Israel \u200don October \u20637, resulting in the deaths\u200b of\u200c 1,400 people and the hostage-taking of over 240 individuals,\u200b Israel has intensified its bombing\u200c campaign \u200cin an \u2062effort to eradicate Hamas. \u200cAs \u2064a\u200c result, Gaza health officials have reported\u2062 that\u200d over\u2064 9,488\u200c Palestinians have been killed.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Israel ordered \u2064all civilians \u200dto \u200devacuate the northern part of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, due to the \u2063presence of Hamas terrorists in tunnels. However, many people have chosen to stay in the north, \u200bfeeling trapped.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 an attempt to facilitate movement,\u200b the Israeli military announced that Palestinians would be\u200d allowed to travel on the Salah a-Din\u2062 road, a main\u200c highway in the Gaza Strip, for a limited time on\u200b Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Special Envoy\u200c David Satterfield revealed that between 800,000 to a million people have\u200b already relocated to\u2064 the south of\u2062 the Gaza Strip, while 350,000\u2013400,000 individuals\u2064 remain in \u200dnorthern Gaza\u200d City and its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Palestinians continue to search for survivors in the rubble\u200b left by an Israeli\u2062 airstrike in the\u2063 southern \u200ccity of Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We \u200dare\u2063 steadfast\u200d in Gaza, even if only \u2062one citizen is left, \u2063from\u2063 there the state will start again,&#8221;\u200d said 65-year-old Palestinian\u200d Harb Al-Barqy.<\/p>\n<h2>Blinken Hears\u200d Ceasefire Demands<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanon&#8217;s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati\u200d emphasized the urgency\u2062 of\u2062 a ceasefire in \u2062Gaza during his meeting \u2064with Mr. \u2062Blinken in Amman on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Qatari \u200cPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign\u2063 Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al\u2064 Thani at a hotel during a day \u200cof \u2064meetings, in\u200c Amman, Jordan, on Nov.\u2063 4, \u200b2023. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Blinken, \u2062in response,\u200b highlighted his efforts to\u200b halt military operations for humanitarian reasons and to address the issue of \u2064prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s \u200bmilitary stated that it was targeting &#8220;a number of \u2062Hezbollah\u200d terror targets in Lebanon&#8221; in response to fire from that region, \u2063marking the most significant escalation \u2062since\u200b 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Arab\u2062 leaders, including those from Saudi\u200b Arabia,\u200b Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, \u200dand Egypt,\u200c are scheduled to \u200dmeet with Mr.\u200d Blinken \u2064in Amman. They will emphasize the urgent need for a ceasefire, \u200dthe delivery of humanitarian \u2063aid, \u2062and finding a solution to the escalating \u2062crisis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Washington has provided \u2064unwavering military and political support to Israel, while also urging its ally to take measures to\u200c minimize civilian casualties and address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<\/p>\n<h2>Ambulance\u2062 Hit<\/h2>\n<p>Gaza health officials\u2064 reported \u200cthat an\u200b Israeli airstrike on Friday evening targeted\u2062 an \u200dambulance as \u2063part of a convoy transporting injured Palestinians\u200b to al-Shifa, Gaza&#8217;s \u200clargest hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A Palestinian \u2064child\u200b reacts following a strike at a UN<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinians-report-israeli-strike-on-school-blinken-to-meet-arab-leaders\/\" title=\"Israeli strike on school reported by Palestinians; Blinken to meet Arab leaders.\">-run school sheltering displaced \u2062people<\/a>, \u200bin\u200d the \u200dJabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Nov. 4, \u20632023. (Anas al-Shareef\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s \u200bmilitary claimed \u2063that the ambulance was being \u200cused by a Hamas terrorist cell and that \u2064several Hamas fighters were killed. The Palestinian\u2064 health ministry\u2062 challenged Israel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-whistleblowers-notes-confirm-his-testimony-about-hunter-biden-prosecutor-report\/\" title=\"IRS Whistleblower's notes support claims about Hunter Biden prosecutor, per report.\">provide evidence supporting<\/a> this claim. Israel stated its \u200bintention to release additional information, as it accuses Hamas of\u200c using al-Shifa for military purposes, a claim denied by both Hamas and the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza&#8217;s \u200calready \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libya-militia-blocks-key-oil-fields-production-drops-330k-barrels-day\/\" title=\"Libya: Militia Blocks Key Oil Fields, Production Drops 330K Barrels\/Day\">dire living conditions<\/a> have further deteriorated \u200bdue to the ongoing \u200cconflict. Food scarcity, drinking salty water,\u200c and collapsing medical services have become the norm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military recently conducted a &#8220;pinpoint raid&#8221; in the southern \u200dGaza Strip to map out \u2062buildings and neutralize explosives. This \u200doperation is part of the wider ground offensive that began a week ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Israel Says No Pause Unless \u2064Hostages Are Freed<\/h2>\n<p>Hamas official Izzat El \u2064Reshiq called \u2062on Arab leaders and people to \u200dexert pressure on \u200cIsrael and the United States\u200c by \u2064severing diplomatic \u200bties, expelling ambassadors, and \u2063leveraging oil and economic interests to support the people of Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Blinken\u200c proposed a\u2062 humanitarian pause in the fighting to \u2062facilitate the release of hostages and\u200d the delivery of aid to\u2063 Gaza. However, Mr. Netanyahu rejected the\u2062 idea unless the hostages \u200cwere freed.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-urges-finance-leaders-to-take-14b-from-frozen-russian-assets-and-give-it-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Zelensky Urges Finance Leaders to Take B from Frozen Russian Assets and Give it to Ukraine\">international community responded<\/a> to the tragic incident and ongoing \u200bconflict \u200din \u2062Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Arian crisis. \u2064However, the devastating \u200dIsraeli\u200b strike on a Gaza City \u200dschool \u2062highlights the urgent need for a ceasefire and immediate action to protect innocent lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Al-Fakhoura \u200bschool in Jabalia,\u2064 Gaza, which had been providing shelter to\u2064 thousands of \u200bevacuees, was targeted in \u2063the\u200b Israeli strike. The attack resulted in \u2063the deaths of at\u200b least 15 people and left\u2063 dozens\u200d more\u200b injured. This \u200ctragic incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-ex-cop-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-in-floyd-case\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Ex-Cop Chauvin Convicted of Murder in Floyd Case\">drawn international attention<\/a> and condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>Juliette Touma, the director of communication for the U.N. Palestinian refugee \u2063agency (UNRWA), confirmed that the\u200b school had \u2062indeed been hit, expressing deep \u200dconcern \u2062for the children\u2064 affected by this senseless act of violence. Heartbreaking images \u2064captured by Reuters showed the aftermath of the strike, with broken furniture, bloodstains, and grieving individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses have shared their accounts of the attack. One man, captured in video footage, \u2062described\u2063 how people\u200c were preparing breakfast when \u2062the bombing \u200bsuddenly began. Another grieving \u2064father shared the pain of losing one daughter and having his other daughter and his wife injured\u2062 in the attack. The ministry of health in Gaza also reported that \u200ctwo women were killed \u200cby another Israeli missile strike at the entrance of the Nasser \u2064Children Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military \u2063has not \u200cyet commented on\u2063 these incidents. However, the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas has escalated in recent weeks. Since Hamas launched an assault in southern Israel on October 7, resulting in numerous casualties\u200c and hostage-taking, Israel has intensified \u200bits bombing campaign in an effort to eliminate Hamas. Unfortunately, this campaign has resulted in a high\u200d number of Palestinian \u2064casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Israel had previously ordered civilians to evacuate\u2063 the northern part of the Gaza Strip, \u2064including Gaza City, due\u200d to the presence of Hamas terrorists in tunnels. While some people complied with the evacuation order, many remained\u200c in the north, feeling trapped. \u2062In an\u200d attempt to \u2063facilitate movement,\u200c the Israeli military announced that \u200cPalestinians would be allowed to travel on the\u2062 Salah \u200ca-Din road, a main highway in the Gaza Strip, for a limited time. However, the \u2062conflict continues to take a toll on innocent lives.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was\u200c preparing to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>least 10 people were killed, including children. The attack occurred while Blinken was in Jordan, where Arab leaders were urging him to push for an immediate ceasefire. Witnesses confirmed that the strike targeted Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia, which housed numerous displaced Palestinians. 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