At least 53 Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, while the death toll from hunger has climbed to 422, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Multiple residential towers in Gaza City were reduced to rubble in the latest assault, Al Jazeera reported on Monday (September 15).
Doctors confirmed that at least 35 of those killed on Sunday were residents of Gaza City. The Health Ministry also said two more died of malnutrition. Since the war began, starvation has claimed 422 lives.
The bombardment included the complete destruction of the Al-Kawthar Tower in Gaza City’s Rimal district. Thousands of Palestinians were forced to flee under relentless airstrikes. “We don’t know where to go. We are dying here… this situation needs a solution,” said Marwan al-Safi, a displaced resident.
Gaza’s Government Media Office condemned what it called Israel’s “systematic bombardment,” accusing Tel Aviv of committing genocide and forced displacement. Despite Israeli claims of targeting armed groups, officials said schools, mosques, hospitals, clinics, homes, tents, and even humanitarian offices have been destroyed.
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X that in just four days, 10 of the agency’s facilities in Gaza City—including seven schools and two clinics—were struck, even though thousands of displaced people had taken shelter there. “Nowhere is safe in Gaza. No one is safe,” he warned.
Meanwhile, families continue to flee south toward Al-Mawasi, which Israel has labeled a “safe zone,” despite repeated attacks there. Displaced residents describe desperate conditions: no water, no toilets, inadequate food, and worsening malnutrition among children. “Displacement feels like having your soul ripped from your body,” said one Palestinian, who has been on the move with his family for two years.
UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram cautioned that the humanitarian situation in Al-Mawasi is rapidly deteriorating. She shared the story of a woman who was forced to give birth on a roadside after being displaced from Gaza City. “Thousands of families are now struggling to meet even their most basic survival needs,” Ingram said.