[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs] Hamas terrorists fired mortar shells from the area of the school towards Israeli forces, who returned fire towards the source of the shooting. The Israeli fire landed outside the school, yet a series of explosions followed, indicating the probable presence of munitions and explosives in the building. Intelligence indicates that among those killed were Immad Abu Iskar and Hassan Abu Iskar, two known Hamas mortar crewmen. Not a single Palestinian would have been hurt had Hamas not launched unprovoked rocket and mortar barrages on Israeli cities three weeks ago - an act of aggression that was a clear violation of international law. This tragedy occurred because Hamas uses its own population as human shields.
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