Al Jazeera: Al-Tabin School attack intended to maximise casualties

An investigation by Al Jazeera's Sanad verification agency has revealed that the Israeli attack on al-Tabin School in Gaza City, which killed at least 100 Palestinians, was “deliberately timed to cause maximum casualties."

Based on survivors' testimonies, photos of the remnants of the bombs and documentation of the explosion's immediate aftermath, the investigation concluded that the attack was timed to coincide with dawn prayers.

According to the report, the missiles “penetrated the mosque’s roof, passed through the first floor, where the women’s chapel is located, and exploded on the ground floor, where the men’s chapel is situated."

The agency contradicted claims by the Israeli forces that the attack was intended to target Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters it claimed were in the men’s prayer hall. It said that the mosque was struck at prayer time when it was serving displaced civilians, and cited photographs and survivor testimonies indicating that fire broke out in areas outside the floor the Israeli forces claimed to be targeting.