Their bodies were burned and engulfed by the flames,” said Fares Afaneh, Director of Ambulance and Emergency Services in northern Gaza. Eyewitness footage circulating online showed horrifying images of charred bodies, many of them children, as survivors cried out in anguish. The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, alleging that Hamas fighters were operating within the school, but did not provide evidence to support the claim. In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a residential home in Jabalia claimed 19 lives, while a separate drone attack in the area killed six more. In central Gaza, a strike on a tent sheltering displaced families in Maghazi killed one and injured several others.