April 2025 Shuja'iyya airstrike | |
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Part of the 2025 Shuja'iyya offensive during the Gaza war | |
Location | Shuja'iyya, Gaza City, Gaza Strip |
Date | 9 April 2025 |
Attack type | Airstrikes, war crime |
Deaths | 35+ Palestinians |
Injured | 70+ Palestinians |
Perpetrator | ![]() |
On 9 April 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on a four-story residential building near al-Hawashi mosque in Shuja'iyya, eastern Gaza City. Israeli warplanes targeted a densely populated area that was overcrowded with refugee tents and displaced people, destroying 8 homes. The strike killed at least 35 Palestinians, including 8 women and children, injured more than 70 people, and left over 20 missing.[1][2][3][4]