No warning was given before the deadly Israeli attack hit the Rimal neighborhood, one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Gaza City.
Published on October 3, 2026
An Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in western Gaza City killed at least five people and seriously injured at least six others, according to medical staff at al-Shifa Hospital.
The strike hit the al-Asala building in the Remal neighborhood early Saturday without prior warning, according to Al Jazeera’s Hani al-Shaer, reporting from Khan Younis.
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Remal is one of the most populated residential areas in Gaza City, home to thousands of displaced people sheltered in makeshift camps across the neighborhood.
Al-Shaer said the attack happened in the middle of the night, while residents were sleeping.
“We heard the fighter jets getting louder, and then three strikes followed, hitting the apartment and killing the people inside,” he said.
The strike penetrated the targeted apartment and destroyed the lower floors, causing further destruction throughout the multi-story building.
The fires lasted at least an hour before Palestinian Civil Defense teams managed to put them out.
Al-Shaer described the scene as “horrific,” with people buried under rubble as they slept.
Civil defense teams were still searching for missing people and bodies at the site, he said, as Israeli drones continued to hover over the area and warplanes were heard flying low across the Gaza Strip.
Al-Shifa Hospital said the dead included four women, including an elderly Christian woman and her daughter.
The six injured were taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.
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