Escalation: Israel kills Al-Masri family in Gaza
On July 21, 2026, an Israeli airstrike hit a home in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, killing six members of one family, medics said. The dead were identified as Firas al-Masri, his wife Salsabeel, and their four children.
Health officials said the blast set the house ablaze and rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble. Reuters video from the scene located the strike in Sabra in central Gaza City.
The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the strike and said the target was a Hamas operative. It said it was “still looking into the result of the strike,” without detailing civilian casualties.
Most outlets described the attack as an airstrike on Tuesday; Democracy Now reported it as a drone strike overnight. All accounts agreed the family of six was killed in their home.
The BBC reported that Israeli strikes across Gaza that day killed at least 12 people in total, including this family. The military’s review of the strike’s outcome is ongoing.
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