On Thursday, the Israeli army continued bombing various areas of the devastated Gaza Strip, killing more than 41 Palestinians and wounding dozens, including children and women.
In Jabalia, in northern Gaza, at least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when the army fired missiles at two homes in the Az-Zarqa area of the town.
Medical sources reported that rescue teams recovered the corpses of 13 Palestinians and evacuated many wounded, including children. They added that the search beneath the rubble was still ongoing.
Additionally, the army invaded the yard of Al-Awda Hospital in Tal Az-Za’tar, Jabalia, firing live rounds and burning tents sheltering displaced families. The army also launched a missile at a home in the same area.
The Al-Awda Health and Community Association stated that medical teams at Al-Awda Hospital, located in Tel Al-Zaatar, are desperately trying to extinguish fires in hospital facilities after the Israeli attack.
The association noted that hospital teams are working to control fires in storage units and warehouses, preventing them from spreading to other areas and endangering the lives of patients and medical personnel.
جيش الاحتلال استهدف مستودعات الأدوية في مستشفى العودة شمال قطاع غزة ما تسبب باندلاع حريق كبير فيها. pic.twitter.com/YgzA5FNuMn
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) May 22, 2025
However, the flames continue to spread throughout the hospital, and staff are struggling to contain them due to a lack of essential resources. Meanwhile, Israeli tanks have once again surrounded the hospital.
The association confirmed that it is reaching out to various international and humanitarian organizations, including the World Health Organization, the healthcare sector, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Humanitarian Fund for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the Palestinian Network of NGOs.
It urged international pressure on Israeli forces to allow hospital teams to continue fire suppression efforts without risking their lives and to permit emergency response teams to access the hospital safely to contain the flames.
Horrific moments as Israeli warplanes targeted a residential building in Gaza City amid intensifying attacks on homes and shelters across the enclave.
Since dawn today, Israeli airstrike have killed at least 23 Palestinians in the Strip, according to medical sources. pic.twitter.com/fXPLnhqLN4
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 22, 2025
Additionally, the association called on the International Red Cross to immediately intervene at Al-Awda Hospital in Tel Al-Zaatar to ensure the safety of patients and staff and to support ongoing firefighting efforts.
In Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, ten Palestinians—nine of them from one family—were killed, and many others injured when the army fired a missile at a shed sheltering displaced families.
At least two Palestinians were also killed and many injured in another Israeli bombing of a camp for displaced families south of Deir Al-Balah.
In Gaza City, the army fired a missile at a home in the Saftawi area in the northwestern part of the city, killing five Palestinians and causing numerous injuries.
Many Palestinians were also injured when the army fired artillery shells at the Shaaf area of the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the army wired and detonated multiple homes and buildings east of Al-Qarara town, northeast of the city.
Additionally, in Khan Younis, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire in the Qizan an-Najjar area of the city.
The Gaza health ministry just released a comprehensive list of the number of children killed in Gaza by Israel: 16,503
Infants under one year old: 916
Children (1-5 years): 4,365
Children (6-12 years): 6,101
Children (13-17 years): 5,124These are just the confirmed deaths pic.twitter.com/vPv1zDHHGl
— Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس (@sharifkouddous) May 22, 2025
In a comprehensive list, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli army has now killed 16,503 children since October 7, 2023, among them 916 under one year old, 4,365 between the ages of 1 and 5, 6,101 children 6 and 12 years of age, and 5,124 who are 13-17 years of age.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed at least 53,655 Palestinians, including 16,503 children, 9,808 women, and 245 journalists, while 121,950 have been injured—most of them women and children.
These figures remain incomplete, as an estimated 11,160 Palestinians are still missing, many trapped under rubble or stranded in locations unreachable by rescue teams.
