oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> / Israeli military sources confirm deliberate strategy behind Gaza school strikes that killed 120+ civilians</p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a> reports that recent Israeli airstrikes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> school buildings sheltering displaced civilians are part of a deliberate military strategy. At least six schools have been struck in recent months, killing over 120 people, following loosened controls on targeting sites with large civilian presence. Military sources indicate four additional schools in northern Gaza have been marked as potential targets. </p><p>The strikes occurred after the Israeli military categorized schools, hospitals, and municipal buildings as "heavy centres" believed to be used by Hamas alongside civilians, with airstrikes authorized even when only low-ranking militants were present despite knowing civilians could be killed. </p><p>UN data shows 95% of Gaza's schools have sustained damage, with approximately 400 suffering direct hits.</p><p>According to international humanitarian law, deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure like schools - especially those serving as shelters for displaced people - constitutes war crimes under the Geneva Conventions and Rome Statute.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/02/israel-strikes-gaza-schools-strategy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jun</span><span class="invisible">/02/israel-strikes-gaza-schools-strategy</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a></p>