-BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - MAY 16, 2025: Palestinians in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, fled their homes with essential belongings on Friday, May 16, after intense Israeli airstrikes hit the area. More than 100 Palestinians were killed in several attacks carried out by the Israeli army in northern Gaza at daybreak on Friday. Medical sources told Anadolu that the Israeli army carried out “horrific massacres” targeting civilians. They reported several casualties when the Israeli army targeted an ambulance in the town of Jabalia in northern Gaza, the latest in a series of attacks on medics and healthcare facilities. “Since early Friday, rescue teams have recovered 50 bodies from under the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on 11 residential homes in northern Gaza,” Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Anadolu. He added that “over 50 others are still trapped beneath the debris.” He warned that the actual death toll is likely much higher, as emergency crews have been unable to reach several areas due to the ongoing bombardment across the enclave. Basal added that Israeli forces not only struck densely populated homes but also targeted paramedics attempting to rescue victims and retrieve bodies in the aftermath of the attacks. “There are bodies still lying in the streets of Beit Lahia, Jabalia, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Hanoun,” he said. “Rescue teams cannot access them because of the intensity of the strikes.” The Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 53,000 Palestinians so far, most of them women and children. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.