Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reported from the scene after the attack on the Islamic University campus in Gaza City on Sunday, describing a massive aftermath. "The bloodstains, the pieces of flesh of the bodies that were torn apart were on the ground; the smell of the acrid, burning concrete mixed with the flesh and the blood," Mahmoud said. He added that the Al Jazeera team had just finished filming and greeted the three security guards before the strike killed them. "We could hear the hissing sound of flying shrapnel everywhere to the point we thought we were going to be hit," he said.
An earlier drone strike on the same campus wounded seven female students, one seriously, who was transferred to a field hospital. Separately, the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza reported two people killed by Israeli shelling in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, and several wounded including a child. The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported one person killed in a drone strike east of Deir el-Balah, and another killed on al-Rashid Street near Hamad Hospital in northern Gaza, with several others wounded.
The Popular Resistance Committees condemned the university attacks and called on mediators and international guarantors to intervene to stop Israeli violations. According to UNESCO, nearly 95 percent of Gaza's higher education campuses have been destroyed or damaged since the war began in October 2023. Mahmoud noted that most buildings at the Islamic University were already destroyed before Sunday's attacks, with only a couple partially standing. He said the incident is a reminder that security remains out of reach even for students.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that at least 1,551 people have been killed since the ceasefire began in October 2025, and 5,573 injured. The total death toll from the war is 74,544, with 175,692 wounded since October 2023. Israel continues to occupy more land inside the Strip, with almost two-thirds of Gaza under its military control or restrictions. Palestinians face an escalating food crisis due to crossing closures and reduced international funding.