Muhammad Abu Seif rushed to the window as soon as he heard the explosion late on Saturday morning. For a few minutes, he could not see anything.

A thick cloud of dust blocked his view.

Once he could get a sense of what was happening, Muhammad was shocked to learn that Khadija Girls’ School had been attacked. The school was transformed into a field hospital during the earlier stages of the current genocidal war.

Many patients from al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital – also located in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza – had been receiving follow-up treatment at the school.

Muhammad went to the school so that he could assist the rescue efforts. On the way, he saw a mother screaming. …more