Palestinian civilian Mahmoud Faraj Al-Kafarneh was killed on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering displaced civilians in northern Gaza. His death comes just one month after he lost his wife, children, and sister in a previous air raid that struck their home.
Local sources reported that Al-Kafarneh had survived the earlier bombing, which wiped out several members of his immediate family. Following the destruction of his home, he sought refuge in a school facility that had been converted into a shelter amid the ongoing genocide. That same facility was hit in Saturday’s airstrike, killing him and reportedly injuring or killing others.
The incident highlights the growing trend of strikes on locations presumed to be safe havens for displaced civilians, including schools and UN-run facilities. Human rights organisations have warned that educational and humanitarian shelters are no longer protected in the face of relentless Israeli military operations.
According to field reports, the targeted school was housing hundreds of internally displaced people who had fled previous bombardments in northern Gaza. The attack occurred amid intensified airstrikes across the region and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation due to severe shortages of shelter, food, and medical supplies.
Al-Kafarneh’s death underscores the recurring pattern of entire families being eliminated or fragmented by repeated bombings, raising renewed concerns over the scale and impact of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
