Civil Defense tries to rescue an elderly woman trapped in the rubble of a house bombed by the occupation in Gaza City.

*Recent event - recovery of those under the rubble is still ongoing. Will be updated with more information and names when announced.

• Civil Defense teams reported that they recovered four bodies and numerous injured in an afternoon Israeli attack targeting the home of the Hassouna family on Al-Wahda Street, in the vicinity of the Shuhada Al-Daraj clinic and Yarmouk Stadium, in Gaza City's Al-Daraj neighborhood.
• They report five additional people remain trapped under the rubble, and note that those killed and injured are from Hijazi and Rayashi families, displaced in the targeted house.
• They worked to rescue an elderly woman trapped under the rubble of her home following an Israeli attack.

18/09/2024 - Civil Defense update: "The bodies of two martyrs were retrieved from the house, and 3 people are still missing under the rubble."

• PHOTO Journalist Anas Al-Sharif, reporting from the scene: "This extended hand is stuck between life and death, clinging to the hope of survival... This woman suffered double the pain as her leg was amputated while she was stuck in the rubble in an attempt to save her life and she was transferred to the hospital in a very critical condition."

• PHOTO The aftermath of the Israeli bombardment that targeted a residential building on Al-Wahda Street in Gaza City.

• PHOTO "Urgent: Targeting a house in Al-Wahda Street near Al-Jarjawi in Gaza City"