Pools of blood stained the
school courtyard in the northern town of Beit Hanoun, amid scattered
books and belongings. There was a large scorch mark in the courtyard
marking the place where one of the tank shells hit. Dozens of people,
including children were wheeled into a nearby hospital as sirens wailed.
The
strike occurred during a day of heavy fighting throughout the coastal
territory. Israel says the war is meant to halt rocket fire from
Palestinian militants in Gaza and destroy a sophisticated network of
cross-border tunnels. International efforts to bring about a truce
appeared elusive, with the violence continuing and Hamas reiterating its
demand for a cease-fire that a crippling Egyptian and Israeli blockade
on Gaza be lifted. 
The strike at the U.N. school in the Jebaliya refugee camp came as part of Israel's heaviest air and artillery assault in more than three weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting.
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