At least ten people, including five children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City late on Wednesday, according to local hospitals.
The Israeli military claims the attack targeted two central Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, but officials did not identify them. Reports from the Gaza City area suggest the target was a Hamas battalion commander, Imad Asleem, who was shot during the strike and was buried the following day. His teenage daughter, Israa, died alongside him.
Hospitals say around 20 people were injured. Lukas Bajou, who slept in a tent during the strike, described the event as a sin, noting that his neighbours were reduced to rubble and his wife was wounded.
Residents told BBC that smoke and debris from an impact on a rooftop water tank forced their tents to collapse, and that children were killed when they were standing on a damaged building during Eid al‑Adha celebrations.
After the attack, a funeral procession through Gaza City saw bodies wrapped in Hamas flags on stretchers, topped with a gun. Many mourners waved green flags—the color associated with Hamas—while the mourners marched.
This strike follows Israel’s killing of Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed head of the Hamas military wing, and his wife and children in an earlier bombing, and the previous death of Izz al‑Din al‑Haddad.
Israel’s Defence Minister claimed the war effort seeks to eliminate the leadership of the October 7 attacks. Meanwhile, the broader conflict remains stalled as U.S.‑brokered talks attempt to secure a ceasefire and withdrawals.
The Israeli military claims the attack targeted two central Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, but officials did not identify them. Reports from the Gaza City area suggest the target was a Hamas battalion commander, Imad Asleem, who was shot during the strike and was buried the following day. His teenage daughter, Israa, died alongside him.
Hospitals say around 20 people were injured. Lukas Bajou, who slept in a tent during the strike, described the event as a sin, noting that his neighbours were reduced to rubble and his wife was wounded.
Residents told BBC that smoke and debris from an impact on a rooftop water tank forced their tents to collapse, and that children were killed when they were standing on a damaged building during Eid al‑Adha celebrations.
After the attack, a funeral procession through Gaza City saw bodies wrapped in Hamas flags on stretchers, topped with a gun. Many mourners waved green flags—the color associated with Hamas—while the mourners marched.
This strike follows Israel’s killing of Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed head of the Hamas military wing, and his wife and children in an earlier bombing, and the previous death of Izz al‑Din al‑Haddad.
Israel’s Defence Minister claimed the war effort seeks to eliminate the leadership of the October 7 attacks. Meanwhile, the broader conflict remains stalled as U.S.‑brokered talks attempt to secure a ceasefire and withdrawals.
