The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced individuals in central Gaza has increased to at least 28, including women and children, according to Reuters.

Palestinian medical officials had previously indicated that the bombing had resulted in at least 21 martyrs on Thursday, anticipating that the number may increase further.

Additionally, medics report that three hospitals in the north have been ordered to evacuate, endangering patients' lives. The strike, which resulted in many more injuries, occurred in the city of Deir al-Balah.

Palestinian health officials report that at least 130 people have been killed in the ongoing aggression.

The Israeli occupation has warned residents to evacuate an area where the UN estimates more than 400,000 people are trapped due to the siege.

IOF orders evacuation of hospitals

The Israeli occupation regime is threatening three hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate all medical personnel, patients, and displaced individuals and families, as it continues its savage onslaught that particularly targets the most vulnerable. 

Kamal Adwan, Al-Awda, and the Indonesian Hospitals in northern Gaza, which shelter and treat at least 700,000 Palestinians, including thousands of critical patients and an overwhelming number of women, children, and elderly, have received threatening calls from the Israeli occupation forces to evacuate the premises.

Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, stated that eight patients, primarily children, are at risk inside the intensive care units if the occupation forces an evacuation.

“Those children were injured with shrapnel all over their bodies, the upper parts and the brain. They are all in critical conditions and are hooked to oxygen systems,” Abu Safiya said in a video message to the media, reports Reuters.

“The hospital is also running out of fuel, and the occupation is refusing fuel to reach northern Gaza,” he added.