People inspect the dome at a school after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Saturday. AP

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League, strongly condemned the massacre committed by Israeli occupation forces at dawn today at the Al-Tabin school in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school, which housed displaced people, was attacked, resulting in the death of over 100 Palestinians and injuries to hundreds more.

In a statement today, Aboul Gheit described the massacre as "a cowardly act that stains the reputation of the Israeli occupation army." He emphasised that killing displaced civilians during dawn prayers is a crime that surpasses even the usual brutality of the Israeli army, showcasing a profound lack of conscience. He further condemned the ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians.

Aboul Gheit warned that the continuation of this war of extermination against Palestinians in Gaza essentially grants Israel a license to kill with impunity. He called on the international community to apply real pressure on Israel to engage in serious negotiations, mediated for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in exchange for a prisoner swap deal.

The Muslim Council of Elders, under the leadership of His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' shelling of the Al-Tabin school, which was providing shelter to displaced persons in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, during their dawn prayers.

This attack resulted in the martyrdom of more than 100 Palestinians and left dozens severely injured.

The Muslim Council of Elders firmly rejects the targeting of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip and calls on the international community to take urgent action to end this humanitarian catastrophe.

The Council urges all necessary measures to be taken to stop the violence in Gaza, deliver humanitarian aid and relief, provide protection to Palestinian civilians, initiate an international investigation into this horrific massacre, hold the perpetrators accountable under international law, and support the Palestinian people's right to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

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