Mother, four children killed in 'Israeli' airstrike on Gaza

A mother and four of her children were killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning after an violent 'Israeli' airstrike leveled a residential home in southern Gaza City.

Gaza Civil Defense rescue teams pulled the bodies of all five family members -identified as a mother, her young son, and three daughters- from under the debris of the Al-Masri family home located on Al-Thalatheni Street, directly opposite the Gaza Chamber of Commerce building.

Following the strike, emergency dispatch teams rushed search-and-rescue squads to the location.

The direct missile impact reduced the multi-story structure to a mound of scattered concrete and twisted rebar, creating complex conditions for first responders searching for survivors.

According to an official statement issued by the Gaza Civil Defense, rescue personnel conducted precise hands-on clearing operations to sift through the collapsed infrastructure.

Field teams worked continuously until all five family members were retrieved from underneath the flattened structure.

In addition to searching for victims, emergency crews faced a major fire that erupted across the wreckage immediately following the bombardment.

Firefighters from the Gaza Civil Defense, operating in direct coordination with municipal teams, launched a joint fire suppression operation.

Emergency crews managed to bring the blaze under full control, preventing flames from spreading to nearby residential buildings in the densely populated neighborhood and averting further damage or casualties.

Specialized teams remain on-site clearing structural debris and securing the surrounding area.

For on-the-ground visual context on the rescue operations carried out by emergency responders under bombardment, you can watch this report on Filming with Gaza's Civil Defence.

This documentary highlights the extreme conditions first responders face while extracting victims from collapsed structures in Gaza City.