TEHRAN- The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, has stated that schools and makeshift shelters for displaced individuals in the Gaza Strip have become primary targets for daily bombings and missile strikes by the Israeli regime. 

In a post on his official X account on Thursday, Nasser Kanaani reported that the Israeli military had attacked the al-Jaouni school in central Gaza, which is operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), resulting in the deaths of at least 18 individuals. 

He emphasized that this school serves as a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians and these Israeli crimes will not be forgotten in international society.

Kanaani reiterated that these educational institutions and tents for the displaced are now among the most significant targets of Israeli military operations and urged, “The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, and other nations that supply arms to Israel to take note of this situation.” 

The al-Jaouni school has been bombed for the fifth time since October 2023, leading to the fatalities mentioned. 

Kanaani has also recently held the aforementioned countries responsible for the distressing scenes emerging from the Al Mawasi camp in Khan Yunis following its bombardment by Israeli forces.

On Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported that the Israeli government claimed the lives of at least 19 individuals in an assault on a tent encampment located within the humanitarian or safe zone in al-Mawasi, Gaza. 

This encampment, which was designated as a humanitarian safe zone by Israel in December, was targeted by a minimum of three Cruise missiles during the early hours of Tuesday, according to accounts from displaced individuals and medical personnel relayed to news agencies. 

The strike resulted in a fire that consumed at least 20 tents. The camp in al-Mawasi, situated near Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, is among the most densely populated regions in an area ravaged by 11 months of continuous Israeli airstrikes. 

Since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, over 42,000 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, have lost their lives in the occupied territory.

After 11 months of war, 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been forced out of their homes with most having to relocate multiple times. They face a lack of safety, sanitation and adequate food with some even forced to shelter in cemeteries.