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Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital

An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people, according to university staff and a local hospital. Gaza’s civil defence agency reported four more people killed in separate incidents elsewhere in the territory.

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What happened

Key facts

An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza killed three people (per freemalaysiatoday.com, newagebd.net, The Hindu).
University staff and a local hospital reported that three people were killed in the strike (per freemalaysiatoday.com).
Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said four other people were killed elsewhere in the territory (per freemalaysiatoday.com).
Bassal said two of the four people were killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis (per freemalaysiatoday.com).
Bassal said one person was killed in Deir al Balah and one in the north of the Gaza Strip (per freemalaysiatoday.com).
The university condemned the strike and said 95% of buildings belonging to academic institutions had been damaged in the war (per freemalaysiatoday.com).
The university said 10 students and educators had been killed by what it called the occupation’s fire over the preceding six days (per freemalaysiatoday.com).

The brief

An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people, university staff and a local hospital said. The report by Free Malaysia Today attributes the three fatalities to those sources and identifies the site as a university, but does not name the institution or describe the circumstances of the strike.

Gaza’s civil defence agency reported four additional people killed in separate incidents elsewhere in the territory. Its spokesman, Mahmoud Bassal, said an airstrike in Khan Yunis killed two people. He said one person was killed in Deir al Balah and another in the north of the Gaza Strip.

The report gives no further detail about the northern incident or identifies who carried it out. The university condemned the strike. In a statement quoted by Free Malaysia Today, it said that 95% of buildings belonging to academic institutions had been damaged in the war.

It described the education sector as facing “total annihilation” and said the strike formed part of a continuing pattern of attacks on education. Those assessments are the university’s claims; the report does not provide an independent accounting of damage to academic buildings.

The university also said that 10 students and educators had been killed by what it called the occupation’s fire over the preceding six days. It criticized what it described as global silence over attacks on students and universities, arguing that this encouraged further crimes.

The report does not identify the 10 people, list where they were killed, or offer an independent count. The strike and the other reported deaths were described as occurring on Sunday. The source does not state a calendar date for that Sunday.

Staff and the hospital supplied the account of the university deaths, while Bassal gave the figures and locations for the four other deaths; the report does not name the staff members or hospital. The account centers on the university’s condemnation and its assessment of damage to education, alongside the civil defence agency’s separate casualty figures.

It provides no response from the Israeli military and no additional statements from the university or civil defence agency beyond those quoted. The headline reporting by The Hindu, ua.news, twaslnews1.twaslnews.com, The Frontier Post, New Age BD and Al-Monitor also describes an Israeli strike on a Gaza university that killed three people.

Why it matters

The strike killed three people at a Gaza City university, according to staff and a local hospital.
The university said 95% of buildings belonging to academic institutions had been damaged in the war, placing the reported strike within a major stated cost to Gaza’s education sector.
Gaza’s civil defence agency reported four more deaths in Khan Yunis, Deir al Balah and the north of the Gaza Strip.

What to watch next

Whether the university provides further information about the strike or the damage it says academic institutions have sustained.
Whether Gaza’s civil defence agency gives additional details about the four deaths it reported outside the university.
Whether the Israeli military issues a statement about the university strike.

How it's being covered

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7 source articles · 7 unique outlets · 6 distinct reports

Outlet political mix: Center Only· 5 Center · 2 unrated

Where the outlets are based: Asia 43% · Unknown 43% · Other 14%

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7 unique outletsDominant coverage: Asia

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Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.

Jun 1967
Israel captured the Gaza Strip during the Six-Day War.
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2005
Israel withdrew its settlements and permanent ground forces from the Gaza Strip.
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2006
Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections.
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2007
Hamas took control of Gaza after fighting with Fatah.
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Jun 2007
Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza, with Egypt also restricting access at the Rafah crossing.
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Oct 2023
The destruction of Gaza’s educational institutions during the war that began in October 2023 followed repeated strikes on schools and universities.
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Oct 7, 2023
On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led fighters attacked communities in southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking roughly 250 hostages, according to Israeli authorities.
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Oct 27, 2023
Israel began a ground operation in Gaza after launching airstrikes there on October 7.
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2024
The United Nations Satellite Centre assessed that 80 percent of school buildings in Gaza had been damaged.
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Apr 2024
In April 2024, Israeli forces raided Al-Shifa University, saying it was being used by Hamas; the university denied that account.
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How we got here

The destruction of Gaza’s educational institutions during the war that began in October 2023 followed repeated strikes on schools and universities. In January 2024, the United Nations reported that all 12 universities in Gaza had sustained damage; by April 2024, the United Nations Satellite Centre had assessed damage to 80 percent of school buildings.

In April 2024, Israeli forces raided Al-Shifa University, saying it was being used by Hamas; the university denied that account. These events took place amid Israeli bombardment and ground operations, which Israel said were aimed at defeating Hamas and recovering hostages taken during the October 7 attack.