Israeli airstrike hits residential building in Gaza City, damaging aid center and kindergarten

GAZA CITY, PALESTINE — OCT. 30, 2026: An Israeli military airstrike struck a residential building in the northern Al-Saftawi neighborhood of Gaza City on Friday, Oct. 30, causing widespread structural destruction across the immediate urban district.

A kindergarten, a humanitarian aid center and multiple civilian tents were damaged in the attack.

Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have killed 1,574 Palestinians and wounded 5,687 others as of Thursday, according to the latest figures from Gaza's Health Ministry.

Since October 2023, Israel has launched a genocidal war on Gaza that killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000, while destroying around 90% of civilian infrastructure.