Israel’s military claims it targeted ‘Hamas compound’ in a school

Information abut the strike in the Nuseirat area remained contradictory on Thursday morning, and The Associated Press could not immediately independently confirm details about the strike.

Israeli soldiers drive a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Israel’s military said on Thursday that it targeted what it called a “Hamas compound” inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack that Hamas-affiliated media said killed at least 39 people.

Information about the strike in the Nuseirat area remained contradictory on Thursday morning, and The Associated Press could not immediately independently confirm details about the strike.