IDF Strikes in Gaza Reportedly Kill 29, Including Children, Journalist and Rescue Service Official

IDF strikes reportedly killed at least 20 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, May 25, including a local journalist and a senior rescue service official, according to Hamas-run local health authorities.

The strikes were reportedly carried out in Khan Yunis in the south, Jabalya in the north, and Nuseirat in central Gaza, the Hamas-affiliated medics said. The IDF did not comment on the strikes.

In Jabalya, they said local journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and several family members were killed by an airstrike that hit his house earlier on Sunday. Another airstrike in Nuseirat killed Ashraf Abu Nar, a senior official in the territory's civil emergency service, and his wife in their house, medics added.

Meanwhile, earlier, the IDF said it would probe claims that an Israeli drone strike killed nine children of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar’s in their home, in a statement given to Israeli media on Saturday.

British media stated that one of al-Najjar’s children and her husband were badly injured but survived, with her surviving 11-year-old son being operated on. Sources within the hospital testified that the couple had no connection to Hamas, and eyewitnesses said the mother collapsed when she saw the bodies of her children arrive at the hospital, Israeli media reported.

Dr. Muneer Alboursh, director of health in Gaza, said on X/Twitter that the al-Najjars' family house was hit by a missile just minutes after her husband returned home. (JPost/VFI News)

“Heavenly Father, we come to You with heavy hearts to ask You to protect all the innocent children amid this terrible war. We send our heartfelt condolences to Dr. al-Najjar and her family and we pray that you comfort them and lead them to You and your salvation. We pray in Yeshua's Name that the truth be revealed regarding these tragedies and that the true culprits face Your justice. We pray that You would help our forces target terrorists only and that civilians will be protected in this incredibly difficult situation. We also pray that if this wasn’t done by Israeli forces, the truth will come forth and justice served to those responsible.”