On Sunday, May 12th 2024, at least 39 civilians from at least five different families were killed and dozens were reportedly injured, including very young children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Daloul building, on Street 8, in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza city in the Gaza Strip.

Alhawyah Channel reported on the strike that evening, describing “more than 22 martyrs and dozens of wounded”.

The names of those killed in the incident was reported widely online. Many were described as the children and grandchildren of Ahmed Ibrahim Daloul, including five men, Malik Ahmed Daloul, Mustafa Ahmed Daloul, Mohamed Ahmed Daloul, Yazan Ahmed Daloul, Ahmed Mohamed Daloul, and three women Taysira Ahmed Daloul, Rania Ahmed Daloul, and Asmaa Ahmed Daloul.

A number of civilians from the Abdel Karim Daloul family were also killed. Abdulla Daloul shared a post on Facebook announcing their passing. This message announced the death of Jihad Abdel Karim Daloul, Mahmoud Abdel Karim Daloul, Mohammed Abdel Karim Daloul,  Abdul Karim Hani Daloul and a woman called Nahla Abdel Karim Daloul and Navin Al-Kajjak, the mother of Muhammad Daloul. Abu Jihad posted on Facebook a plea after their death: “My wife, my children, and my grandchildren were martyred and lost their lives”

Another family, the Mamoun Daloul family, also reported casualties: three men, Haroun Mamoum Daloul, Ahmed Mamoum Daloul, Mahmoud Mamoun Daloul, and five women, Maysaa Mamoun Daloul, Tasneem Mamoun Daloul, Abrar Mamoun Daloul, Ritaj Mamoun Daloul, and Sarah Mamoun Daloul.

The victims from the Malek Daloul family were named online as three men: Ahmed Malik Daloul, Mahmoud Malek Daloul, Abdullah Malek Daloul, and two women: Rifqa Malek Daloul, and Shaima Malik Daloul.

Two other civilians were killed from the Haroun Daloul family, identified as Tagreed Haroun Daloul and Lana Haroun Daloul.

Ten more civilians were also named online by relatives: six men, Abdul Rahman Daloul, Abdullah Jihad Daloul, Ahmed Hani Daloul,  Abu Bakr Moatasem Daloul, and Moaz Mustafa Daloul, and two women Alaa Majed Daloul, Yasmine Abu Ajwa and Rahaf Jihad Daloul. Reham Zeino was killed alongside her son Asim Moatasem Daloul.

‘Dozens’ of people were also injured from the attack without further identification. Abu Jihad, the father of multiple victims, reported that six more victims remained trapped under rubble near the Zeitoun Police Station.

Amly Billah posted on Facebook the list of names of those killed including a message reading: “When you lose loved ones, your home, and everything you had, it is very difficult.”

Abu Jihad Daloul posted four photographs of three toddlers, two boys and a girl, and a young baby boy who are believed to have been killed in this attack. He reported that amongst those killed were his sons, his nine grandchildren and his five nephews. Exact ages of most of the victims were not found online, though adults and children have been estimated by context.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.