Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment kills five, no warning given — SkimNews
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- Israeli air strike on the al-Asala building in Gaza City's Remal neighbourhood killed at least five people and severely wounded at least six others, according to al-Shifa Hospital medical staff.
- Al Jazeera's Hani al-Shaer, reporting from Khan Younis, said three strikes hit in quick succession after fighter jets grew louder, catching residents asleep with no prior warning.
- Remal neighbourhood is one of Gaza City's most densely populated areas, sheltering thousands of displaced people in makeshift camps, and the blast tore through multiple floors of the apartment building below the targeted unit.
- Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the dead included four women, among them an elderly Christian woman and her daughter.
- Palestinian Civil Defence crews battled fires for at least an hour before extinguishing them and continued searching for missing people and bodies as Israeli drones and fighter jets flew low overhead.
Why it matters: The strike hit a neighbourhood explicitly described as sheltering thousands of displaced people, deepening the civilian toll in Gaza City. The detail that four of the five dead were women — including an elderly Christian woman and her daughter — underscores the specific demographic cost of attacks on residential buildings at night without warning.
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