The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement media office issued a statement on October 17, local time, saying that the Israel Defense Forces launched an attack on a school with a large number of refugees in northern Gaza. As a result, 28 people have died and more than 160 have been injured. Furthermore, Hamas denied the Israeli military's allegation that it used the school to carry out military activities, stated that the school housed thousands of displaced children and women, and condemned Israel's ongoing attacks against civilians in Gaza.

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement media office issued a statement on October 17, local time, saying that the Israel Defense Forces launched an attack on a school with a large number of refugees in northern Gaza. As a result, 28 people have died and more than 160 have been injured. Furthermore, Hamas denied the Israeli military's allegation that it used the school to carry out military activities, stated that the school housed thousands of displaced children and women, and condemned Israel's ongoing attacks against civilians in Gaza.