Over 50 dead or missing after Israeli airstrike in Jabalia
More than 50 Palestinians were killed or remain missing after an Israeli airstrike committed Thursday night a new massacre by targeting and completely destroying a home in the Jabalia al-Balad area of northern , Gaza’s Civil Defense announced Friday.
Gaza’s Civil Defense reports dozens killed or trapped beneath rubble following Thursday night Israeli strike on 4-story home in Jabalia.
In a statement, the agency said the death toll from the airstrike on the residential building had surpassed 50, including both confirmed fatalities and missing persons.
Earlier Thursday night, medical sources told that six people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting the home of the Dardouna family in the same area.
Civil Defense crews described the scene as a horrific massacre, reporting that they recovered the bodies of four victims and rescued six others from the rubble. However, more than 50 people are still believed to be trapped under the debris of the four-story building.
Rescue operations have been completely halted due to a lack of heavy machinery, the Civil Defense said, leaving the fate of those buried under the rubble unknown.
Eleven Palestinians were killed and others injured on Friday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential home in the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Several of the wounded were reported to be in critical condition. Emergency medical teams have so far been unable to evacuate all the injured to hospitals due to the intensity of the bombardment and the destruction caused by the strike.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 53,762 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 122,197 others injured.
Israel’s genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
