On Saturday, marking Day 47 since the resumption of the genocide, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, across several parts of the besieged, starved, and devastated Gaza Strip.
Update 11:59 pm:
A number of Palestinian citizens were injured on Saturday evening in Israeli shelling of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation forces’ artillery fired a shell at a residential apartment on Al-Nadhar Street in Jabalia, wounding a number of citizens.
The Israeli occupation forces also targeted the home of the Qudaih family near Abu Ta’ima School in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 52,495 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 118,366 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.
8:44 pm
A number of Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured on Saturday evening when Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building in Gaza City.
Our correspondents reported that at least three civilians were killed and others were injured after an Israeli warplane bombed the Al-Gharabli building on Salah al-Din Street, east of Gaza City.
In the same context, a number of civilians were injured after an Israeli drone dropped bombs near the Baptist Hospital in Gaza.
5:29 pm
A Palestinian woman was killed and five others were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a tent housing displaced people in the al-Barakah area of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.
A child was injured when an Israeli quadcopter drone fired bullets at the Al-Huda camp for displaced persons in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
The occupation forces also bombed land in the Al-Rahma camp for displaced persons in the Al-Maslakh area, west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
5:04 pm
A number of Palestinian citizens were killed when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a group of people in a tent camp in Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources reported that an Israeli drone bombed a group of civilians, killing several, including children, and wounding others, in the Al-Mawasi area west of Rafah. Al-Mawasi was designated by the Israeli military as a ‘safe zone’ where Palestinian civilians were ordered to evacuate to, and tent camps have been established there – but despite the ‘safe zone’ designation, it has been subjected to near-daily bombing by the Israeli military.
4:15 pm
Palestinian Civil Defense teams recovered the body of a killed woman, treated injuries, and extinguished fires after Israeli occupation warplanes bombed the Abu Shamala family’s home in Al-Amal neighborhood, in Khan Younis.
Several children were wounded in the attack on the Abu Shamala family home:
1:03 pm:
Bombing of a home in Beit Lahia:
12:37 pm
An Israeli airstrike pummels the Abu Me’za family home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, reducing the residence to rubble.
Update 11:22 am: Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed three Palestinians and wounded several others in Gaza City and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
An Israeli airstrike on Ar-Rahma Camp in Khan Younis left multiple civilians injured. Meanwhile, Awad Deifallah Awad was killed in an Israeli bombing in Qizan Abu Rashwan area, in Khan Younis.
Similarly, Samah Mohammad Muslim Sahloul died at Nasser Hospital after suffering wounds from an earlier Israeli attack in Khan Younis
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood, killing two and injuring others. Another drone attack struck near Al-Arqam School in the Sha’af area of Al-Tuffah neighborhood.
Several wounded civilians were transported to Al-Awda Hospital after an Israeli quadcopter drone dropped an explosive near the City of Prisoners on Al-Rashid Street, north of Nuseirat, in central Gaza.
Medical sources confirmed that Abdul-Raouf Tal’at Al-Durra succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli strike near Abu Humeisa School in Al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza.
In the eastern area of Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike on a home killed ten civilians and wounded others. Civil defense and rescue teams recovered the bodies of those slain following the bombing of the Ghattas family home on Nazeer Street in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood.
Thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza are facing an increased threat of starvation, the UN has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded enclave enters its third month https://t.co/Iae4u0jJfv pic.twitter.com/ToKvnDIYaH
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 3, 2025
Additionally, two Palestinians were killed and several others injured when an Israeli drone fired a missile at the Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City.
In Al-Zawiya Street in Jabalia, northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike struck the Al-Zaben family home, killing two people identified as Youssef Dardouna and Fadi Abu Jabal.
Furthermore, eight civilians lost their lives in an airstrike targeting the Al-Harrasani family home near Fashara roundabout in Jabalia.
Earlier, Israeli forces attacked a mourning tent for the Al-Masri family in Beit Lahia on Al-Manshiyya Street, killing:
- – Adnan Al-Masri
- – Sari Al-Masri
- – Bilal Nabil Al-Masri
- – Mohammad Adnan Al-Masri
- – Sameh Wael Al-Masri
- – Sami Abdul Raouf Al-Masri
A child, Saadi Mohammad Abu Odah, from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, was also killed in an Israeli strike on Al-Thawra Street, west of Gaza City.
In central Gaza, six civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike targeting a charity kitchen operated by the “Qawafel Al-Khair” association on Al-Jalaa Street.
The victims were identified as:
- – Mahmoud Abdullah Al-Moqayed
- – Ahmad Qazaar
- – Tamer Hamdan
- – Rizq Al-Madhoun
- – Hatem Al-Sa’ati
- – Samer Al-Nuwairi
Meanwhile, three Palestinians were killed and many others injured when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced families inside Al-Bureij Services Club in the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Additionally, another child was killed by fire from an Israeli drone in the Al-Zarqa area in northern Gaza.
Early Saturday morning, Israeli forces bombed homes and tents sheltering displaced persons in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, killing 19 civilians and injuring many others.
Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Bairam family home in Khan Younis refugee camp, killing 11 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounding dozens.
Among the victims were:
- – Ayman Ahmad Al-Bairam (57)
- – Abir Ayman Al-Bairam (23)
- – Mohammad Ayman Al-Bairam (11)
- – Infant Alma Yaser Khaled Awad (1)
- – An’am Mohammad Al-Bairam (44)
- – Hiba Zidan Assaf (19)
- – Infant Seif Abdul Rahman Al-Sinwar (1)
- – Newborn Yahya Abdul Rahman Al-Sinwar (1 month old)
Additionally, one person was killed, and his wife and two children were injured, when an Israeli missile struck a tent sheltering a displaced family on Al-Mujamma’ Street.
Another civilian was killed and several others wounded when Israeli forces bombed a tent housing displaced persons in the Al-Mahatta area of Khan Younis.
Among the victims was four-month-old Hassan Abdul-To’man, who died when a tent in Asda’, north of the city, was bombed.
An Israeli drone strike also targeted the Abu Hajras family home in Khan Younis, killing Nadine Abu Lahia (Hajras), who was pregnant, and injuring another person.
The death toll from an attack on the Al-Zo’rob family home in the Al-Batan Al-Samin area of Khan Younis has risen to four, as rescue teams continue searching through the rubble.
Palestinian children are either being bombed to death or starved to death by the israelis, while the inert world stares into the headlights pic.twitter.com/uyzxzDFMUI
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) May 3, 2025
In Rafah, located in Gaza’s southernmost area, emergency crews recovered the decomposed body of a Palestinian from the city’s shoreline.
The Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah is facing a critical shortage of essential medicines and food supplies needed for patients. The healthcare system in Gaza is experiencing a severe depletion of more than 75% of essential medications, putting medical treatment at serious risk.
The hospital’s stock of medicines and medical supplies is only sufficient for one more week, and most medical services will cease without immediate intervention.
Meanwhile, a child, Jenan Saleh Skafi, died from malnutrition and dehydration at Al-Rantisi Hospital in western Gaza. Reports indicate that approximately 60,000 children are suffering from malnutrition due to Israel’s blockade, which has prevented the entry of essential supplies—including food, water, medicine, and fuel—into Gaza for more than two months.
Medical sources in Gaza said approximately 60,000 children in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition due to Israel’s ongoing blockade, which has kept all border crossings closed and prevented the entry of essential supplies—including food, water, medicine, and fuel—for the past 64 days.
UNICEF has warned that over 96% of women and children in Gaza are unable to meet their basic nutritional needs. A United Nations report also states that 1.95 million Palestinians—out of Gaza’s total population of 2.2 million—are facing critical food insecurity.
From the earliest days of the war, starvation—particularly in northern Gaza—has been weaponized, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and intensifying the suffering of civilians under siege.
In early March, Israel concluded the first phase of a ceasefire agreement, which lasted 42 days, but later refused to proceed with the second phase or end the genocide.
Following the end of the first phase, Israel once again shut down all border crossings leading into Gaza, blocking humanitarian aid to use starvation as leverage to pressure Hamas into accepting its terms. Later, Israel also cut the limited electricity supply to the water desalination plant in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 52,418, the majority of whom are children and women. Thousands remain buried beneath the rubble since October 7, 2023, with emergency and civil defense teams unable to reach them.
More than 118,091 Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been injured since the war began. Many victims remain trapped under collapsed buildings, with emergency services unable to provide rescue or medical aid.
