15.10.2026 08:23
In an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, 33-year-old Palestinian mother Reem Asaad Awad lost her life. After the attack, in a fire that broke out in the house, her little daughter was trapped amid the flames and thick smoke. After moments of fear, the little girl was rescued alive, while it was reported that two more people were injured in the incident. Footage of the moments when the child was rescued from the flames broke hearts.
A 33-year-old Palestinian mother, Reem Asaad Awad, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City. After the strike, a fire broke out in the home, and her young daughter was trapped amid the flames and heavy smoke. Footage of the moments when the child was rescued from the burning home spread on social media. It was reported that two other people were injured in the attack.
THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE AT AROUND 04:00 IN THE MORNING
The incident occurred in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City. After the Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment at around 04:00 local time, a fire broke out in the building.
According to Palestinian health sources, 33-year-old Reem Asaad Awad died in the attack, while two people, one of them a child, were injured. The body of the woman who lost her life and the injured were taken to Al-Shifa Hospital.
The explosion was reported to have caused damage to the targeted apartment and surrounding structures.
THE LITTLE GIRL WAS RESCUED FROM THE FLAMES
In footage that emerged after the attack, a little girl was seen trapped in the house that caught fire. The shared footage showed moments in which the child was sitting on a bed in a room filled with smoke, experiencing great fear because of the flames around her. The little girl was later pulled alive from the burning house. The fire was extinguished by the intervention of civil defense teams.
STATEMENT FROM THE ISRAELI MILITARY
The Israeli military announced that it had targeted a person it claimed was a Hamas member in Gaza City. However, no details regarding the identity of the targeted person or evidence supporting the claim were shared. The Israeli side said that the attack was being investigated.
DESPITE THE CEASEFIRE, ATTACKS CONTINUE
Despite the ceasefire that came into effect in Gaza in October 2025, Israeli attacks continue. Palestinian officials report that many people have lost their lives after the ceasefire as well. The latest attack, in which the 33-year-old mother lost her life and her daughter was rescued from the flames, once again brought the danger facing civilians in the region to the agenda.