Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

Adi Ronen Argov
May 21
4 min read

‣ In the past 24 hours – 82 persons killed, 262 wounded;

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 3,509 persons killed, 9,909 wounded;

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 53,655 persons killed, 121,950 wounded.

‣ 87 persons killed since dawn.

‣ Gazan Ministry of Health reports that the attack against generators of the medical aid facilities perpetrated by the Israeli army made the Indonesian Hospital and other medical aid facilities in the Northern Strip non-functional.

‣ Rightist Israeli activists try to prevent humanitarian aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom Crossing;

‣ 92 aid trucks entered Khan Yunis district in the Southern Strip and Deir al-Balah in the Central Strip. 75 trucks bore flour for bakeries, 12 trucks carried food supplements and 5 trucks – sugar and food.

Attacks against Israel

1. 4 rockets fired at Ashdod and Ashkelon. 3 fell inside the Gaza Strip, one intercepted.

2. Alarm sirens in Zikim and Netiv HaAsara.

Northern Strip

‣ The International Red Cross is called upon to coordinate the evacuation of persons caught under the rubble in Jabalia refugee camp, Jabalia Al Balad and Nazla Jabalia, who could not be recused due to ongoing shelling and bombing in the area.

1. Jabalia refugee camp:

‣ House demolitions at Bir Al Naja and Al Faluja, west of camp;

‣ Dawn aerial bombing of Al Awfs Hospital at Tell Al Za’atar. Artillery fire at noon, the third floor of this structure was hit;

‣ 3 generators and several fuel tanks bombed and made non-functional in the Indonesian Hospital;

‣ Destruction of residences in the east;

‣ House bombed at dusk, 4 persons killed, several wounded.

2. Jabalia Al Balad:

‣ 2 houses bombed at night, 12 persons killed, dozens wounded;

‣ 2 more houses bombed, no casualties reported;

‣ Drone attacks a group of Palestinians near Halawa Square, 5 persons killed.

3. Nazla Jabalia – afternoon aerial bombing.

4. Beit Lahia:

‣ Booby trapped robot exploded;

‣ House bombed, 2 persons killed.

Gaza City

1. Al Tuffah – house bombed, 2 persons killed.

2. Bombing of Jabalia bus station at Al Daraj neighborhood, 8 persons killed.

3. City Center:

‣ Bakery bombed near the Abu Siddu building on Al Wada Street near Al Zawiya Market, killed and wounded persons;

‣ Bombing of an internet center on Al Nafaq Street, 4 persons killed including 2 brothers, and wounded persons;

‣ Bombing of residential building in the north-west.

4. Shuja'iya:

‣ Artillery fire at dusk;

‣ Aerial attacks in Mansoura Street, one person killed.

Central Strip

1. Nuseirat refugee camp – heavy fire of ground troops north of camp.

2. Al Maghazi refugee camp – aerial bombing, 2 persons killed.

3. Deir al-Balah:

‣ Aerial bombing of aid facility on Salah A Din Street, in the east;

‣ Bombing of stand near Ansar Mosque, 2 persons killed;

‣ Aerial bombing in Al Baraqa area, one person killed, several wounded.

Khan Yunis district

‣ Focused attacks from the air all night and morning against houses throughout the Khan Yunis district.

1. Al Mawasi – displaced persons encampment bombed near Al Hayal Street, wounded persons.

2. Abasan Al Jadida – house bombed at night, wounded persons.

3. Abasan Al Kabira:

‣ House bombed at dawn, 13 persons killed including 5 women and 5 children, 3 generations of the Abu Salah family. Only 2 family members survived;

‣ Drones fire at solar panels;

‣ Midnight bombing.

4. Hamad – house bombed at night.

5. Bani Suheila:

‣ Night bombing of a house near the Anonymous Soldier Memorial, one person killed, several wounded;

‣ House bombed near Al Salam Mosque at dusk.

6. Qizan an Najjar – night bombing.

7. Kizan Abu Rashwan, south of Khan Yunis – bombing of a multi-story residential building.

8. Khan Yunis city:

‣ Al Shehada, east of Khan Yunis – house bombed, killed and wounded persons;

‣ Dawn bombing of house near Al Salam Mosque at Al Taliya, 4 persons killed, 10 wounded;

‣ House bombed in the west, killed and wounded persons;

‣ Vehicle bombed at Europe Junction, 4 persons killed and several wounded;

‣ Bombing of bakery in Tan A Sameen area;

‣ Destruction of residential buildings in Al Mahata neighborhood in the west;

‣ Drone attacks a group of people in Al Amal neighborhood, 3 persons killed.

9. Al-Qarara:

‣ Ongoing artillery fire at eastern part of town;

‣ Dawn aerial bombing.

10. Ma’an, south of Khan Yunis – aerial bombing, 3 persons killed.

11. Al Fukhari – drone attacks the school in the European neighborhood sheltering displaced persons. No casualties. Later, artillery fire at the school. No casualties this time either.