Devastating Attack on Gaza Refugee Camp School Leaves 15 Dead and 70 Injured

At least 15 people were killed and 70 injured in an attack on a refugee camp school in Gaza City, according to the Gaza health ministry. The attack occurred at the Al Fakhoura School in Jabalia refugee camp, and follows an earlier strike on Osama bin Zaid school in northern Gaza which killed 20 people on Friday.

The U.N. refugee agency in Gaza confirmed the school strike to Reuters, adding that children were among those killed. Another strike hit inside the school where women were baking bread. Displaced civilians were using the school as shelter, the spokesperson added.

In response to the escalating violence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan on Saturday to meet with key Middle East leaders. He is attempting to find ways to ease the plight of civilians caught in the fighting.

The violence in Gaza has been ongoing since May 10th, when Hamas militants began firing rockets into Israel. Since then, the conflict has killed more than 200 people in Gaza, including 59 children, and 10 people in Israel, including two children. The United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire.