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The Palestine Chronicle spoke to three survivors of the latest Nusserat massacre, who described what happened on Thursday’s bloody dawn.
At dawn on Thursday, Israeli occupying forces once again launched a brutal massacre against displaced persons at a school affiliated with the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Nusserat refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Gaza Strip government press office confirmed that the Israeli attack completely destroyed three classrooms where war refugees were taking shelter, killing at least 40 Palestinians and injuring many others.
Although Nusserat has not suffered a major military incursion since the start of the war, it has been the scene of several massacres, targeting schools, residential buildings, markets and bakeries.
The Palestine Chronicle spoke to three survivors of the latest Nusserat massacre, who described what happened at dawn on Thursday.
“While We Were Asleep”
Ibrahim Ayyad was at the school when Israeli forces fired several rockets at it.
“My family and I fled our home after my house was destroyed and we are living in extremely difficult conditions, but my only goal is to find a safe place for my children,” he told The Palestine Chronicle.
Now, Ayyad feels unsafe. More than a month ago, the school was targeted in an attack in which eight Palestinians were killed. However, today’s massacre was even worse.
“This is the true definition of genocide. They attacked us while we were asleep. The Israeli leadership should be held accountable for these immoral crimes,” he said.
‘It’s a nightmare’
Ibrahim Hussein is a volunteer at the school who is working with others to help displaced refugees and help them survive the ongoing attacks.
Although Hussein had lived through other massacres in Nusserat, including the one at the school, he was shocked by the horror that followed the Israeli attack.
“Dozens of people were killed and the school was littered with bodies,” he told The Palestine Chronicle.
Hussein continued: “Children and women were terrified and everyone fled outside, causing unprecedented chaos.”
“I tried to calm people and the kids down, but it was a nightmare, with shrapnel everywhere.”
Smoke and shrapnel
Dr. Yunus Eid is a volunteer doctor currently working at the shelter.
When the attack occurred, he was sleeping in a medical unit at one of the four schools in the UNRWA compound that was attacked.
“When we heard the bombing, we rushed out immediately. There was smoke and shrapnel everywhere,” he told us.
He continued: “We tried to calm people down, help them and inform them that the bombing targeted a nearby school, but the scale of the attack was too large.”
The number of displaced people in the four schools exceeds 50,000.
“In the morning, everyone realised the enormity of the heinous crimes committed by the occupiers,” Dr Eide said.
He called on international bodies and major powers to intervene and immediately put an end to the crimes of the occupation and Israel’s war on Gaza.
“I hope this is the last bloodbath in this terrible war and that an urgent agreement can be reached soon.”
(All photos: Abdullah Al-Jamal, The Palestine Chronicle)
– Abdullah Al-Jamal is a Gaza-based journalist. He is the Palestine Chronicle’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip. His email address is abdallahaljamal1987@gmail.com
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