Eight people killed in Israeli strike on Khan Younis home
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces have carried out numerous attacks in or around southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, causing numerous casualties. One attack targeted a home in the city, killing at least eight people, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
Palestinians search the rubble of a house targeted by an Israeli army strike in Khan Younis on May 1
‘I wish I could go back to how I was’
A 12-year-old girl from Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood has issued a plea to be taken abroad for medical treatment.
In a video verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, the girl – identified as Rashaf – appears visibly emaciated as she describes her struggle with malnutrition.
“I wish I could go back to how I was, I wish my hair would grow long so I could brush it, and I wish I could pray standing up, but now I pray while sitting,” she says, breaking down in tears.
Parents in Gaza mourn children killed in Israeli attacks
As Israel continues to carry out devastating and indiscriminate attacks across the Strip, parents struggle to make sense of the loss of their children.
“She had a ball on her lap with a doll in her hand. Will she fight them with her football or doll?” Sami Abed, father of four-year-old Massa, told The Associated Press after an Israeli raid on a tent that killed his daughter.
“What can she do? She can’t even carry a rock.”
Authorities in Gaza say at least 809 children have been killed since Israel abandoned a ceasefire and resumed full attacks on Gaza in March.
“We see her when we’re asleep. When we wake up, we remember her,” said Sami. At the breakfast table, “her spot is empty.”
Unemployment in Gaza soars past 50 percent: Media office
The Gaza Strip is enduring dire economic and humanitarian conditions due to Israel’s near two-month-long blockade, the enclave’s Government Media Office has said on the occasion of Labour Day.
“The region’s unemployment rate has surpassed 50 percent, ranking among the highest globally,” it said.
“With the destruction of industrial facilities, factories, and public service facilities by the occupation during wars, Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip are completely unable to secure a steady source of income, facing a humanitarian crisis that is worsening by the day.”
More than 600,000 Gaza children out of school amid Israel’s war: UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has revealed that some 660,000 children in the coastal enclave are out of schools due to the war.
“Following the resumption of military bombardments when the ceasefire ended, temporary learning activities have been severely impacted,” it said in a post on X.
UNRWA remains the largest provider of emergency learning and psychosocial support across the #Gaza Strip, bringing a ray of hope to children.
But the challenges are immense:
🔔 Around 660,000 children in Gaza are out of school due to the war.
🔔 Following the resumption of… pic.twitter.com/cm10dwsEgp
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 1, 2025
