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18 people killed in Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah girls's school: Media office

The Israeli army shelled a field hospital in the Khadija Girls's School in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens, according to a statement by the Gaza government.

Its media office says the school was hit by three rockets fired from Israeli warplanes.

"We hold the Israeli occupation and the American administration fully responsible for the continuation of these massacres of displaced people and civilians," the statement read.