October 2024 Abu Hussein school attack | |
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Part of the second battle of Jabalia and attacks on schools during the Israel–Hamas war | |
Location | Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip |
Date | 17 October 2024 |
Target | UNRWA-run Abu Hussein school |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 28+ Palestinians |
Injured | 160+ Palestinians |
Perpetrator | Israel Defense Forces |
On 17 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed the UNRWA-run Abu Hussein primary school, which had been turned into a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The airstrike killed at least 28 Palestinians and wounded 160 others.[1]