Videos show Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza


On Thursday at least 27 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

The Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting “prominent terrorists” inside a Hamas command and control centre in the area.

BBC Verify’s Jake Horton explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.

Additional reporting by Richard Irvine-Brown, Joshua Cheetham, Emma Pengelly and Sherie Ryder. Produced by Aisha Sembhi. Graphics by Mark Edwards.



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