Germany, France condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza schools

Palestinians look at the site of an Israeli airstrike on a UN school sheltering displaced people in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
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  • ‘People seeking shelter in schools getting killed is unacceptable. Civilians, especially children, must not get caught in the crossfire’

BERLIN: Germany said Wednesday that a deadly Israeli strike on a school in southern Gaza being used as a shelter was “unacceptable” and called for a rapid investigation into the incident.

“People seeking shelter in schools getting killed is unacceptable. Civilians, especially children, must not get caught in the crossfire,” the foreign ministry posted on X. “The repeated attacks on schools by the Israeli army must stop and an investigation must come quickly.”

France also condemned Israel’s recent deadly air strikes on schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza, declaring such tactics “unacceptable.”

“We call for these strikes to be fully investigated,” the foreign ministry said, highlighting a strike on Tuesday on a school near the southern city of Khan Younis.