At least 41 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday, according to reports from local hospitals. Among the dead were victims of strikes on Al Mufti school, a United Nations-designated shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp, and children playing in Al Shati camp.
The strikes on Al Mufti school, which is currently sheltering more than 5,000 displaced people, claimed at least 22 lives, officials at Al Awda and Al Aqsa hospitals confirmed. Among the victims was an infant who died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Heartbreaking footage shows the baby’s body being carried by a grief-stricken uncle, while another video reveals the bodies of two deceased infants in the hospital’s morgue.
“The situation is very difficult at Al Mufti school, with a large number of martyrs and injuries,” said paramedic Khaled Abu Zaher. He added that the area was classified as a safe zone by the Israeli military, heightening concerns about the targeting of civilian shelters.
In northern Gaza, five children were killed by an Israeli airstrike while playing marbles in Al Shati camp. Footage seen by CNN showed injured children being rushed to the hospital. The five deceased children were later wrapped in shrouds as their devastated family members mourned. Another video captured a young survivor, Rakan, recalling the attack, saying, “We were playing marbles.”
Eight members of a family, including six children, were also killed in a separate strike in Nuseirat. Another six people were killed in the Bureij refugee camp when Israeli tanks shelled the area, according to reports from Al Aqsa hospital.
While CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment, there has been no immediate response to the deadly strikes.
In the midst of the escalating violence, some relief reached two northern Gaza hospitals after nine failed attempts. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that an aid convoy successfully delivered blood, medical supplies, and much-needed fuel to the Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba hospitals on Sunday. Critical patients were transferred from Kamal Adwan to Al-Shifa hospital, though WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that these one-off missions are not enough to sustain the overwhelmed healthcare facilities.
Kamal Adwan Hospital had been on the brink of losing power for life-saving equipment, as it continues to serve around 60 in-patients and receive 50-70 injured people daily, Tedros added.
