The key facts

  • A house in the Safatawi area north of Gaza City and a five-story building in the Bureij camp were destroyed
  • Residents received evacuation warnings just minutes in advance and left their homes in the dark
  • No casualties were reported; the strikes occurred amid the ongoing ceasefire regime in effect since October 10, 2025

Two strikes in a single evening

Late Thursday evening, the Israeli army destroyed two residential buildings in the north and center of the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens of Palestinian families homeless. This was reported by the Anadolu agency, citing sources and witnesses. According to the agency, the airstrikes hit the Safatawi area north of Gaza City and the Bureij refugee camp in the central part of the Strip. No casualties or injuries were reported in either case.

Evacuation within minutes

In Safatawi, the strike came after a warning to evacuate a residential neighborhood. According to witnesses, one resident received a phone call from Israeli intelligence demanding that he leave the neighborhood near the Yassin water desalination station before the strike on one of the buildings. The warning caused panic: dozens of families were forced to leave their homes in the dark, and, according to witnesses, they were given only a few minutes to evacuate.

Bureij: a five-story building destroyed

In the Bureij camp, an airstrike destroyed a five-story residential building in the

Context

The agency cites Palestinian figures according to which, since October 2023, the Israeli campaign in Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, over 175,000 have been wounded, and about 90% of the enclave's civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. These figures come from the Palestinian side and were not independently verified in the publication itself.