Three Babies Among 11 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike: Gaza Rescuers

Three Babies Among 11 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike: Gaza Rescuers

Sat May 03 2025

1 16 — BUREIJ, Palestine: Palestinian father Wissam Wishah who lost three of his children, Said, Salma, and Eline in Israeli strikes in the vicinity of their home, plays alongside his son with their toys and belongings he collected at their heavily-damaged house at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA/AFP)

Key points

Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18
On Friday, Israeli strikes killed at least 42 Palestinians
Gaza has been under a total Israeli blockade since March 2

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday that an overnight Israeli strike on the Khan Yunis refugee camp killed at least 11 Palestinians including three babies up to a year old.

1 17 — BUREIJ, Palestine: Palestinian father Wissam Wishah who lost three of his children, Said, Salma, and Eline in Israeli strikes in the vicinity of their home, hangs their toys and belongings on the rubble of their house at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA/AFP)

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal reported 11 killed “after the bombardment of the Al-Bayram family home in the Khan Yunis camp” in southern Gaza at around 3:00 am (0000 GMT).

A month-old baby

Bassal told AFP that eight of the dead had been identified and were all from the same extended family, including a boy and girl, both one-year-olds, and a month-old baby.

Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.

Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a two-month truce.

On Friday the civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people across the war-ravaged territory, which has been under a total Israeli blockade since March 2.