Al-Farabi School Bombing

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Al-Farabi School Bombing
Part of the Gaza war
Al Farabi School Bombing.jpg
A small girl killed by the Israeli Defense Forces strike of the al Farabi school.
Location Gaza City, Gaza Strip
Date7 September 2025
Attack type
Airstrikes, school bombing
Deaths8+, including several or more children
PerpetratorsFlag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg  Israel Defense Forces

The Al-Farabi School Bombing occurred in the early morning hours of September 7, 2025, in a southwestern part of Gaza City, near the al-Yarmouk Stadium. [1] The attack killed eight people including several children in the school, which was being used as a shelter. [2] [3] [4] [5] A witness reported that the strike was carried out using two rockets. [6]

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It was the second attack by Israeli forces killing sheltering civilians at the Al-Farabi School in 2025; the first occurred in January. [7]

Background

The attack came in the midst of an ongoing offensive against Gaza City by the Israel Defense Forces. [1] In the days prior to the school bombing Israeli forces escalated their attacks by destroying high rises, shelters, apartments, and mosques. [1] The day before the strike, Israeli military officials told Gazans to leave Gaza City and flee south. [5]

Israeli officials announced plans to occupy Gaza City. [1]

Attack

Speaking to Reuters, a relative of one of the casualties said that everyone in the school was sleeping at the time of the attack, and added, "These are the innocent children they claim are 'wanted.' Come and see for yourself. I do not even know what to say. What was the fault of these children?" [8] One survivor of the strike described multiple children being injured and killed by the blasts, which buried people under concrete and rubble. [6] Another witness said that multiple rescue teams working in the rubble had found body parts of children in the aftermath of the attack. [6]

Responses

A spokesperson for the Israeli military told Reuters that the civilians in the school were warned prior to the attack, and that the strikes killed a Hamas militant. [9] [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kouachi, Ikram (7 September 2025). "Israeli strikes kill 26 Palestinians, mostly displaced persons, children, across battered Gaza". Al Andalou. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ McCready, Alastair; Quillen, Stephen; Adler, Nils; Najjar, Farah; Petromarchi, Virginia (7 September 2025). "Live Updates: Israel kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza City in overnight strikes". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Israeli overnight strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza City as shelter for displaced hit". Dawn. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ↑ McCready, Alastair; Quillen, Stephen; Adler, Nils; Najjar, Farah; Petromarchi, Virginia (7 September 2025). "Live Updates: Death toll from Israel's attack on Gaza City school rises". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Cornwell, Alexander; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Nichols, Michelle (7 September 2025). "UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City". Reuters. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 McCready, Alastair; Quillen, Stephen; Adler, Nils; Najjar, Farah; Petromarchi, Virginia (7 September 2025). "Live Updates: 'These are children's hands': Body parts found in rubble of Gaza City school attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Israeli strikes kill 27 in Gaza Wednesday". Gulf Times. AFP. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ McCready, Alastair; Quillen, Stephen; Adler, Nils; Najjar, Farah; Petromarchi, Virginia (7 September 2025). "Live Updates: 'There is no safe place in Gaza'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Israeli foreign minister calls for Hamas' surrender as military pounds Gaza". Al Arabiya English. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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