Gaza/Cairo, 10 August 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Egypt has strongly condemned Saturday's Israeli attack on a shelter inside a school in Gaza City which killed at least 100 people.

The Foreign Ministry in Cairo said the strike showed an "unprecedented disregard for international law."

It said the attack was a "continuation of crimes on a large scale" in which "huge numbers of unarmed civilians" were killed.

The ministry pointed out that the strike came at a time when mediators were trying to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, adding that this was "clear proof" that there is no will on the Israeli side to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

Egypt has been involved in months-long efforts alongside the United States and Qatar to bring about a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian extremist group Hamas to end the Gaza war.

At least 100 people were killed in the overnight airstrike carried out by Israeli forces on a school in Gaza City, according to medical and security sources.

The building, which had been used as a shelter for displaced persons, was struck during morning prayers, the Hamas media office said.

The Israeli army said it had targeted "a Hamas command and control center" that had been operating from inside the school.

It was not possible to independently verify the claims from either side.