Israeli tank shells kill 15 at U.N. school

Israeli tank shells kill 15 at U.N. school
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Israeli tank shells killed 15 people at a U.N. school in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning.

An additional 90 people were wounded in the attack, the Associated Press reports. In addition to the school strike, Israeli airstrikes and tank shelling killed an additional 40 Palestinians on Wednesday. The AP reports that Israeli forces struck "dozens of Gaza sites" Wednesday, including five mosques that Israel claimed were in use by militants.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.