Published On September 6, 2025
The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes on another high-rise building in Gaza City, following orders for Palestinians to evacuate or risk death amid the continuing siege and severe humanitarian crisis affecting the region.
On Saturday, the Israeli army released a map identifying additional high-rise buildings as potential targets. Shortly thereafter, they bombed the 15-story Soussi Tower, situated across from a facility operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
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“These bombings are instilling fear among the population, particularly given the limited time given for evacuation. A mere half-hour or hour is insufficient for families to safely escape,” stated Hani Mahmoud from Al Jazeera, reporting from Gaza City.
The Israeli military asserted, without providing supporting evidence, that the targeted buildings were utilized by Hamas for intelligence-gathering activities aimed at monitoring the Israeli army. They also alleged that armed groups had implanted “multiple explosive devices” and constructed tunnels in the vicinity.
In response, Gaza’s Government Media Office dismissed these claims as part of a systematic disinformation strategy employed to rationalize attacks on civilians and infrastructure, further displacing Palestinians from their homes. The Office added that 90 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure has been obliterated due to Israeli actions.
The targeted buildings were close to the 12-story Mushtaha Tower, which was also bombed and completely destroyed the previous day, as Israeli forces advance on Gaza City, facing mounting international criticism.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 68 Palestinians were reported dead and 362 injured across the Gaza Strip from Israeli military actions over the past 24 hours. The casualties included 23 individuals seeking humanitarian aid, and six others who succumbed to starvation, bringing the total number of starvation-related deaths during the nearly two-year conflict to 382, with 135 of those being children.
Since the onset of the war following the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, more than 64,368 Palestinians have been killed and 162,367 injured, according to reports.
Israel Announces New ‘Humanitarian Zone’ Amid Bombings
Sources from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, relayed that an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced individuals in the al-Mawasi area left at least two dead and many others injured.
Although this zone had been designated as a “humanitarian” or “safe” area by the Israeli army earlier in the conflict, it has repeatedly come under attack, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.
Just hours prior to the latest strikes, the Israeli military announced the establishment of another humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi along the Mediterranean coastline. They claimed this new area would include essential infrastructure such as field hospitals, water supply networks, desalination facilities, and food resources.
Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary noted that the local population lacks faith in the so-called humanitarian zones, as past designs for safety have frequently led to more bombings, leaving nowhere truly secure.
Gaza’s residents face a grim dilemma: remaining in their homes risks imminent death, while fleeing exposes them to perilous conditions on the roads and substantial costs to relocate their belongings southward.
Those who returned to their residences in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, where Israeli forces recently withdrew following a series of ground assaults, have found their homes reduced to rubble.
“What took us 50 years to build has been leveled in a mere five days,” lamented resident Aqeel Kishko. “There’s nothing left—no buildings, roads, or infrastructure. We are walking atop ruins and the bodies of our deceased loved ones.”
Nohaa Tafish expressed her doubts about the possibility of reviving Gaza’s largest urban center, stating, “What would people come back to? There’s nothing remaining.”
Ahmed Rihem shared a similar fate, finding his home in Gaza City destroyed. “It’s as if the entire Zeitoun neighborhood has been hit with a nuclear bomb,” he remarked.