The number of martyrs from the Israeli massacre in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City has risen to at least 35, including eight children, following a brutal airstrike by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning.

The death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams continue to search through the rubble for those still missing.

According to local sources, Israeli warplanes targeted a four-story residential building belonging to the Abu Amsha family on Baghdad Street, completely destroying it and causing severe damage to at least ten surrounding homes, all of which were inhabited by civilians.

Medical teams have so far recovered 30 bodies, with at least 50 others wounded—many of them in critical condition. The number of martyrs is expected to rise as rescue crews continue to search the debris for those still missing.

Most of the victims were reportedly displaced families who had sought refuge in the center of Al-Shujaiya after fleeing from the outskirts, left with no safe place to go due to the ongoing Israeli onslaught. In a tragic reflection of the worsening humanitarian conditions, bodies and wounded civilians were transported to hospitals using animal carts, as ambulances struggled to access the area.

The Baptist Hospital, where most victims were taken, is reportedly overwhelmed, with local medical staff warning of dire shortages and increasingly desperate conditions amid the continued influx of casualties.

This massacre comes amid a renewed wave of Israeli aggression in Gaza, which resumed on March 18. Since then, over 1,500 Palestinians have been killed and 3,688 injured, the vast majority of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.

Since October 7, 2023, the IOF’s ongoing military campaign has resulted in over 166,000 martyrs and wounded, and more than 11,000 Palestinians remain missing—many feared buried beneath the rubble. The scale of the devastation has led to widespread condemnation and growing international concern over what rights groups and observers are calling a genocide against the Palestinian people. (ILKHA)