An Israeli airstrike killed at least 28 Palestinians and wounded dozens more people at a school in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Thursday, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and children on Thursday, while three hospitals in the north were told to evacuate,

"It's not just a number. You're talking about people who have dreams, who have ambitions, who have life, who have work, and you know, they're flesh and blood. They're not just a number," Alaa Abusaman said.