DaysofPal– Intensive Israeli airstrikes struck the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on Friday, killing, injuring, and burying dozens under the rubble, as warplanes targeted densely populated civilian areas including Beit Lahia and the Jabalia refugee camp.
Medical sources reported that over 100 people are confirmed dead or missing following the bombardment, which continues to devastate residential neighborhoods. Emergency responders recovered the bodies of at least 25 martyrs in central Gaza, but many remain trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue efforts are severely hindered, as Israeli occupation forces have also reportedly targeted ambulances and emergency teams.
This latest escalation follows Thursday’s deadly wave of attacks, which killed 136 Palestinians across the besieged enclave—83 in the south, 37 in the north, and 16 in central Gaza and Gaza City.
#GazaGenocide: Since dawn Thursday, more than 120 civilians have been killed, including entire families erased from the civil registry, in scenes of horrifying mass murder that reflect the savagery and fascism of the occupying entity. pic.twitter.com/DcE3FQKpK7
— Days of Palestine (@DaysOf_Pal) May 16, 2025
According to the Civil Defense, search teams investigating a bombed house in Jabalia camp found that the two-story building had completely collapsed, with no bodies recovered—a chilling sign that the victims may have been buried alive. With ambulances unable to reach the scene, Civil Defense crews resorted to using a fire truck to transport two of the martyrs to the hospital.
Local journalists reported that Israeli occupation forces deliberately struck multiple civilian homes across northern Gaza. Among the targeted were:
The Ghandour family home in Beit Lahia
The Al-Sayyed and Al-Hasani residences in the Salateen neighborhood
Homes belonging to the Al-Tatri and Saleh families in Tal al-Zaatar
The Al-Zinati family house in central Jabalia
The Taha family home in Bir al-Na’ja
Since the start of the war on 7 October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed at least 52,928 Palestinians and injured 119,846 others, in what human rights groups and international observers describe as a war of extermination against the population of Gaza.
International aid organizations and medical teams continue to warn of a humanitarian catastrophe, as repeated strikes, destroyed infrastructure, and the targeting of rescue operations render effective emergency response nearly impossible.
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