| June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of theIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip during theGaza war andgenocide | |
| Type | Airstrikes |
| Location | 31°31′56″N34°26′43″E / 31.532197°N 34.445394°E /31.532197; 34.445394 |
| Target | A senior Hamas official |
| Date | 22 June 2024 |
| Executed by |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Casualties | 43+ killed,[a] 35+ injured, 19+ missing |
  Location within the Gaza Strip | |
TheJune 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes orAl-Shati and Tuffah dual airstrikes took place on 22 June 2024, when twoairstrikes conducted by theIsraeli Defense Forces occurred at roughly the same time in northern districts ofGaza City, striking theal-Shati refugee camp and theTuffah district, killing at least 43 people and wounding dozens more.[1][2]
The al-Shati refugee camp was first targeted on 9 October 2023, within 48 hours of the start of theGaza war, hitting and destroying fourmosques while killing at least 15Palestinians. On 10 November,Israel Defense Forces invaded the camp during theIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, with the IDF claiming to have killed roughly 150Hamas operatives during battles in the region before taking control of the camp.[3][4]
At the time of the airstrikes, displaced Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip were told to seek refuge in the al-Shati refugee camp, as a humanitarian safe zone.[5]
Two airstrikes targeted separate areas in northern districts of Gaza City, the first striking a residential block in the al-Shati refugee camp, and the second striking houses in the al-Tuffah district. Israeli media reported that the IDF was potentially targeting a senior Hamas official. A Gaza City civil defense spokesperson said that the attacks felt like "an earthquake" that targeted the whole area, burying several families under rubble. Many of the injured were taken to Baptist Hospital andAl-Ahli hospital, who had difficulty treating casualties due to a severe shortage of fuel and medical supplies.[1]
At least 24 Palestinians were killed in al-Shati camp, while at least 18 were killed in al-Tuffah. Following the airstrikes, the IDF released a statement said that it struck "two Hamas military infrastructure sites”.[6] Dozens of Palestinians[1] were injured in the airstrikes and resulting structure collapses, at least 35 of whom were in al-Tuffah, while at least 19 people working at an Al-Tuffah factory were reported missing.[7] Gaza's Civil Defence stated that the vast majority of victims were civilians, with several being children. They further stated that there were still dozens of Palestinians trapped under debris of, and that rescue operations were extremely difficult.[1]
Hamas officials claimed that the airstrikes were deliberately targeting civilians, stating that the "occupation and its Nazi leaders" would face retaliation as a result.[8]
UNRWA released a statement decrying the IDF's "blatant disregard of humanitarian law", stating how their indiscriminate attacks left no region in Gaza safe.[9]
