Israeli attack kills at least 25 from the same family in Gaza City homes

Palestinian household members astatine the country accidental they fearfulness arsenic galore arsenic 50 radical are trapped nether the rubble.

The Israeli subject has killed astatine slightest 25 members of the aforesaid household successful the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City arsenic it ramps up strikes crossed the besieged enclave.

A radical of homes were bombed successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday by Israeli warplanes successful the Sabra neighbourhood, wherever Israeli tanks began advancing successful precocious August arsenic portion of a program to destruct and prehend the area.

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At slightest 17 radical person been rescued successful the aftermath of the strike, and rescue enactment was ongoing arsenic radical and exigency responders dug with their hands and household members astatine the country said they feared arsenic galore arsenic 50 radical were trapped nether the rubble.

The Palestinian household made an urgent entreaty for assistance to effort to escaped others inactive trapped. Family members astatine the country said they could inactive perceive voices from the rubble.

“I entreaty to the full world: Please lend america a helping hand,” 1 household subordinate said. “Our relatives are buried alive. We support proceeding their screams from nether the rubble, but we cannot scope them.”

He said Israeli drones were firing connected rescuers moving successful the rubble.

“Every clip we effort to scope them, the Israeli drones unfastened occurrence connected us. For each 5 men making an attempt, 4 are killed, and lone 1 survives.”

Footage circulating online showed casualties being rushed distant successful a tiny conveyance surrounded by people. The video beneath shows a parent crying retired that she mislaid “all of my children” successful the Israeli onslaught successful the Sabra neighbourhood, located southbound of Gaza City.

Seven Palestinians, including 4 children, were killed successful different Israeli aerial raid successful the Bureij exile campy successful cardinal Gaza, an exigency root told Al Jazeera. The onslaught reportedly deed adjacent a session operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

The Ministry of Health successful Gaza reported connected Saturday day that astatine slightest 65,283 radical person been killed and 166,575 others wounded by the Israeli service since the commencement of the warfare successful October 2023.

It said astatine slightest 4 much deaths owed to Israeli-induced starvation and famine were recorded implicit the past day, bringing the full decease toll to 440 people, including 147 children.

More buildings were blown up by the Israeli subject connected Sunday arsenic it tries to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and prehend Gaza City contempt planetary disapproval and absorption from the families of captives held successful the enclave.

Mourners respond arsenic a comparative embraces assemblage bags, during the ceremonial for members of the Abu Amsha family, who were killed successful an Israeli onslaught connected a location connected Saturday, according to medics, astatine al-Shifa Hospital successful Gaza City, September 21, 2025 [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Many Palestinians are refusing to measurement extracurricular wherever they are sheltering since obscurity is harmless owed to drone strikes and remotely controlled explosive robots planted wrong displacement camps and roads, said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud from the Nuseirat exile campy successful cardinal Gaza.

“As of now, people’s question has been precise constricted by the usage of these explosives. The aerial is inactive heavy with smoke,” helium said.

The Israeli subject estimates that much than 450,000 radical person been forcibly displaced from Gaza City since the commencement of September. Hamas puts the fig astatine nether 300,000 people, saying astir 900,000 remain.

The Israeli subject said connected Sunday that 3 divisions are starring a crushed penetration successful Gaza City and bluish Gaza, with different part operating successful Khan Younis successful the south. It claimed that its soldiers killed “many terrorists who were connected their mode to transportation retired panic plots” implicit the past 24 hours.

Pope Leo spoke retired against the forced displacement of civilians successful Gaza connected Sunday, saying, “Together with the pastors of the churches successful the Holy Land, I repetition that determination is nary aboriginal based connected violence, forced exile, and revenge.”