At least one person was killed and at least five people injured, one critically, after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Salem residence in the northern city of Beit Lahia around dawn on October 17th, 2023.

Safa News Agency reported the state of injuries, stating that “several” people had been injured and one of these was “serious.” It is unclear how many people sustained wounds. Images posted by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior show at least five different people, three of them children (including an infant and a toddler) being treated by medical crews for their wounds.

The Salem family home, which is opposite the al-Misbah Elementary School, was searched for remains, and a body was uncovered under the rubble. Identification, including name, was not released. Further, a source on Facebook, Maher al-Hijazi, claimed that “a number” of people had been killed, but this as not been reported by other sources.