- Israeli tank strikes smash into UN school serving as a refugee shelter - pushing the Gaza death toll over 1,200
- Some 200,000 Gazans have fled to UN schools following calls by Israel to evacuate homes ahead of bombings
- One refugee who survived latest attack cries: 'Where will we go next? We fled and the Israelis are following us'
Some 200,000 displaced Gazans have sought refuge in UN schools following calls by Israel to evacuate their homes ahead of military operations only to find themselves under attack anyway.
For many Palestinians, the feeling of helplessness living in a densely populated enclave under a seven-year blockade with nowhere to run or hide has left them on the brink of despair.
'Where will we go? cried 56-year-old Aishe Abu Darabeh outside the school in the Jebaliya refugee camp which had a few hours earlier served as her refugee shelter. 'Where will we go next? We fled and they (the Israelis) are following us.'
Today's strike at the school in the Jebaliya refugee camp is the second time in days that a UN school had been hit, with the latest violence pushing the Gaza death toll over 1,260.
The attack has forced the UN into another desperate call for the international community to step in.
Abu Hasna, the UN agency spokesman, said: 'It's the responsibility of the world to tell us what we shall do with more than 200,000 people who are inside our schools, thinking that the UN flag will protect them.
'This incident today proves that no place is safe in Gaza.'
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Bombardment: Palestinians collect body parts in a classroom at the Abu Hussein UN school in Jebaliya refugee camp which was hit by an Israeli tank strike
Shocking toll: Several Israeli tank shells slammed into the crowded UN school used as shelter for refugees in Gaza, a Palestinian health official and a UN official said
Carnage: Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said at least 15 people were killed and another 90 Palestinians were wounded in the shelling
At her wit's end: A desperate Palestinian woman throws debris in the air at the bombed classroom where she is taking shelter with her family
Targeting the innocent: The deadly strike came a day after Israel unleashed its heaviest air and artillery assault in the bloodiest day of the three-week Gaza war
Destroyed: A large round hole was left in the ceiling of one classroom and in one of the bathrooms, while in another classroom, the strike had blown out the front wall
Blitzed: Palestinians gather outside a classroom at the Abu Hussein UN school in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip
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