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Seven killed in Gaza as Israel targets university campus and other sites

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At least seven Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including three security guards who died after an air strike hit the Islamic University campus in Gaza City. The attack came shortly after a drone strike that injured seven female students. Additionally, two people were killed and several others wounded in other strikes reported by the Palestinian Wafa news agency. Al Jazeera’s correspondent described severe damage and casualties at the university, emphasizing the ongoing destruction of educational facilities since October 2023. According to UNESCO, nearly 95 percent of Gaza's higher education campuses have been damaged or destroyed during this period.
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As of October 25, 2026, seven Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza. At least three security guards died when an Israeli air strike targeted the Islamic University campus in Gaza City, with another attack hitting near Hamad Hospital earlier that day. The Al Jazeera correspondent on site reported witnessing significant damage and casualties. In addition to these deaths, four more Palestinians were killed in other strikes: two in a southern city of Khan Younis, one in central Deir al Balah, and one in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Israeli military officials stated they were investigating reports that the strike was targeting a member of Hamas' military wing. The Palestinian Education Ministry condemned these attacks as a continuous series of assaults on education, noting that over 10 students and educators had been killed by Israel's fire within six days.

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⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 0 of 30 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different events occurring on separate dates and locations: one in Gaza, the other in the West Bank.”
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A person was also killed in an Israeli drone strike east of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, and another person was killed, and several others wounded, in an attack on al-Rashid Street, near Hamad Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip
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Seven killed in Gaza as Israel targets university campus and other sites · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

At least seven Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including one that targeted a university campus in Gaza City. asserted
that → kill → City
Three security guards were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Islamic University campus on Sunday, the second attack that targeted the institution in the space of a few hours. asserted
that → kill → hours
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3UK PM Burnham says he wants to discuss a return to EU freedom of movement - list 2 of 3Saudi asserted
he → say → movement
air defences intercept Houthi barrage near Mecca asserted
defences → intercept → Mecca
- list 3 of 3Bangladesh per capita GDP forecast to outstrip India’s: What does it mean? asserted
it → outstrip → What
Reporting from the scene immediately after the attack, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said, “The aftermath was massive.” asserted
aftermath → report → attack
“The bloodstains, the pieces of flesh of the bodies that were torn apart were on the ground; the smell of the acrid, burning concrete mixed with the flesh and the blood,” Mahmoud added, saying that the Al Jazeera team had just finished filming on site and greeted the three security guards before the strike killed them. “We could hear the hissing sound of flying shrapnel everywhere to the point we thought we were going to be hit,” our correspondent said. uncertain
correspondent → tear → point
In the earlier drone strike on the campus, seven female students were injured by flying shrapnel. asserted
students → injure → shrapnel
“One of them was seriously injured and was transferred to a nearby field hospital,” Mahmoud said. asserted
Mahmoud → injure → hospital
Separately, in southern Gaza, the Nasser Medical Complex reported that two people were killed as a result of Israeli shelling in al-Mawasi in Khan Younis. asserted
people → report → Younis
Several people were also wounded, including a child. asserted
people → wound → child
A person was also killed in an Israeli drone strike east of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, and another person was killed, and several others wounded, in an attack on al-Rashid Street, near Hamad Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip asserted
others → kill → Strip
, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported. asserted
agency → report → ?
Attacks on education The Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine condemned the university attacks, calling on mediators and international guarantors to step in to stop Israeli violations. asserted
Committees → condemn → violations
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, nearly 95 percent of Gaza’s higher education campuses have been destroyed or damaged since Israel’s genocidal war began in October 2023. Mahmoud noted that the majority of buildings at the Islamic University were already destroyed before Sunday’s attacks. uncertain
majority → accord → attacks
“Only a couple of these buildings are partially standing,” he said. asserted
he → stand → buildings
The incident is “a reminder that a sense of security is painfully out of reach, even inside the place where students are supposed to be learning without the fear of these attacks”, he added. asserted
he → suppose → attacks
The latest figures released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza show that at least 1,551 people have been killed since the “ceasefire” began in October 2025, and 5,573 have been injured. asserted
5,573 → release → October
The total death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip is 74,544, with at least 175,692 people wounded since October 2023. asserted
people → wound → October
Israel also continues to occupy more and more land inside the Strip, with almost two-thirds of Gaza now under Israel’s military control or subject to its restrictions. asserted
thirds → continue → restrictions
Palestinians there are also experiencing an escalating food crisis as a result of ongoing Israeli crossing closures and reduced international funding for assistance. asserted
Palestinians → experience → assistance
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