Five Palestinians killed after Gaza apartment catches fire in strike

Five Palestinians were killed after an Israeli air attack hit an apartment in Gaza City and started a fire, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. The deaths add to what Al Jazeera described as near-daily Israeli bombing of Gaza despite an October 2025 ceasefire.

The attack struck an apartment in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera. The broadcaster reported that the building caught fire after the strike.

Al Jazeera said three children were among those killed. The report said the children could not be rescued from the flames.

Strike reported in Gaza City

Al Jazeera did not provide the names of the five Palestinians killed in its report. It also did not include further details on the apartment building, the timing of the strike or whether others were wounded.

The reported strike took place in Sabra, a neighbourhood in Gaza City. Al Jazeera identified the attack as Israeli and said the fire that followed was what killed the five people.

The broadcaster linked the deaths to a broader pattern of attacks since the ceasefire. Al Jazeera said Israel’s near-daily bombing of Gaza violates the truce reached in October 2025.

Ceasefire context

Al Jazeera reported the attack on July 21, 2026. The broadcaster described the incident as part of continuing Israeli military action in Gaza after the ceasefire.

No Israeli statement was included in Al Jazeera’s report. The report also did not cite a response from Palestinian officials or emergency services.

The central details reported by Al Jazeera were the location, the cause of the fire and the death toll: an Israeli air attack on an apartment in Sabra, a blaze inside the building, and five Palestinians dead, including three children.

This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.