Israeli air attack on Gaza City apartment kills at least five — SkimNews
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- Israeli air strike on the al-Asala building in Gaza City's Remal neighbourhood killed at least 5 people and severely wounded at least 6 others, according to al-Shifa Hospital medical staff.
- Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the dead include 4 women, among them an elderly Christian woman and her daughter, with the 6 wounded brought there for treatment.
- The strike hit in the middle of the night without prior warning, in Remal — one of Gaza City's most crowded residential areas, home to thousands of displaced people sheltering in makeshift camps.
- Reporter Hani al-Shaer described the scene as "horrific," with the blast penetrating the targeted apartment, tearing through floors below, and people buried under rubble while sleeping.
- Palestinian Civil Defence crews fought fires for at least an hour and were still searching for missing people and bodies as Israeli drones continued flying over the area.
Why it matters: The nighttime, no-warning strike hit Remal — one of Gaza City's most densely populated areas, sheltering thousands of displaced people in makeshift camps — killing four women including a mother-daughter pair and wounding six more, with civil defence crews still digging through rubble as Israeli drones kept overhead.
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