On Monday, October 16th 2023, at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 20 were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike at the al-Ghazali Junction near the Ajjour Bakery in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City. According to some sources, the strike hit a three-storey residential building while others reported that it hit a queue of unarmed people who were waiting at the door of the Ajjour Bakery. There were relatively few details on the identities of the victims.

A Twitter/X user Muath Humaid-Gaza (@MuathHumaid) reported “destruction and devastation in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood” adding that alongside Ajjour bakery dozens of residential units were destroyed. He also added images of severely damaged buildings and rubble. The Palestinian Economic and Nabd News shared images of the heavily damaged 3- storey residential building near the Ajjour Bakery. A Twitter/X user ??????? ???????(@MNashwan90) shared a video showing a devastating aftermath of the strike.

Safa news reported quoting the Ministry of the Interior that there were “injuries in an Israeli bombing at al-Ghazali Junction”.  Abdul Razzaq Al Khatib wrote that “at least 20 citizens have so far suffered from this bombing.” Voice of Palestine Radio stated that “there were more than 10 martyrs”, and a Facebook user Salahaddin updated the death toll to “more than 20.” Other sources added that there were a large number of injuries, with some saying “dozens” were injured, and Rami al-Ghazali alleging that “at least 20 citizens have so far been injured in the bombing.”

A Twitter/X user Waheidi Saad noted that queues of unarmed people were awaiting some of the last remaining stocks of bread and flour in the region when they were attacked. A Facebook user Ahmed not posted an image of a large queue of people in front of the bakery.

Raed Abdul Rahman posted a request for prayers for his friend Ahmed al-Sharif “and his brothers after they were injured” reportedly by the bombing. No further information was available regarding the identity of the victims.

Where sources identified the belligerents, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli sources.

The local time of the incident is unknown.