Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100: Report
Gaza: Over 100 Palestinians lost their lives and dozens were injured in an Israeli strike on a school in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City that was sheltering displaced individuals on Saturday, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
"The Israeli strikes targeted the displaced people while performing Fajr (dawn) prayers, a matter led to a rapid increase in the number of casualties," the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said in a statement, as quoted by Reuters.
Mahmud Bassal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defense told AFP news agency that the death toll is now between 90 and 100, with dozens more wounded. He described the incident as a "horrific massacre," noting that some bodies had caught fire after three Israeli rockets hit the school.
However, the Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming without evidence that it hit a Hamas command centre within the school.
The attack comes two days after Israeli strikes targeted two schools in Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of over 18 people.
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Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four engineering students were allegedly held captive and robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh while returning after having biryani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.
One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.
According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.
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The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took Rs 40,000 in cash and transferred Rs 1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said.
However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.
