Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital

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On Sunday, October 25, 2026, an Israeli strike on the Islamic University in Gaza City killed three university staff members and injured eight others, according to Al Shifa hospital. The Israeli army stated that it was targeting a Hamas military member but did not confirm accidental civilian casualties. Gaza's Education Ministry condemned the attack as part of ongoing violence against educational institutions.
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Story summary

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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📰 Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill Seven
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Israeli strike on Gaza university kills 3; another 4 Palestinians killed in other attacks same event · 100%
Dawn · 0.96 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe an identical Israeli strike on a Gaza City university that killed three people, with consistent details about the victims being administrative staff and injured students.”
Seven killed in Gaza as Israel targets university campus and other sites same event · 100%
Al Jazeera · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 21 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the same Israeli strike on the Islamic University in Gaza City that killed three security guards, with additional details about wounded individuals and other attacks across Gaza.”
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Al Shifa Education Ministry Gaza Gaza City Israeli

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Gaza GPE · 3× Israeli NORP · 3× Gaza City GPE · 2× Al Shifa ORG · 1× Deir al Balah GPE · 1× Education Ministry ORG · 1× Hamas ORG · 1× Jabalia GPE · 1× Khan Yunis GPE · 1× Mahmoud Bassal PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"This heinous assault is part of a continuous series of attacks on education; over the past six days, 10 students and educators have been killed by the occupation's fire." In a statement, the army said it had been "targeting a terrorist from Hamas' military wing". "
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2026-10-25 · The Hindu
Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday (October 25, 2026), staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported five others killed elsewhere in the territory. asserted
agency → kill → territory
Reached for comment on the strike at the Islamic University, the Israeli army said that it was currently under review. asserted
it → reach → review
Al Shifa hospital reported receiving three bodies and treating eight people who were wounded in the drone strike, with two sources at the university saying the dead were employees and the injured were students. asserted
injured → report → university
The university said the campus and its surroundings had been targeted twice on Sunday (October 25, 2026), condemning the attacks and mourning those killed in a statement. asserted
campus → say → statement
Gaza's Education Ministry likewise condemned the strike and said, "The global silence regarding attacks on students and universities serves as encouragement for the continuation of these crimes". asserted
silence → condemn → crimes
"This strike occurs at a time when the higher education sector is facing total annihilation, with 95% of the buildings belonging to academic institutions having been damaged as a result of the war," it continued. asserted
it → occur → war
"This heinous assault is part of a continuous series of attacks on education; over the past six days, 10 students and educators have been killed by the occupation's fire." In a statement, the army said it had been "targeting a terrorist from Hamas' military wing". " asserted
it → kill → wing
Following the identification of uninvolved individuals in the area, the munition was diverted in order to mitigate harm to them. asserted
munition → follow → them
The incident is under review," it said, without specifying whether those killed at the university were hit by accident. asserted
those → say → accident
A truce has been in effect in Gaza for over a year, but it has failed to completely halt the violence there. asserted
it → fail → violence
Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said five other people were killed on Sunday (October 25, 2026), three in strikes around the southern city of Khan Yunis, one in central Deir al Balah and one northwest of Gaza City. asserted
people → say → City
One more person was wounded by Israeli gunfire in Jabalia refugee camp in the north. asserted
person → wound → north
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