Reports: Woman and at least two children die under rubble in Gaza City after rescue delayed

Media outlets in Gaza report that Radah Rabah, a resident of Gaza City, was killed after she was trapped under the rubble of her home in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the eastern part of the city, along with her two children and her brother.

According to reports on social media, Rabah called her friends and family several times on Monday afternoon, telling them that she and her family were trapped inside their home after an airstrike.

According to Gaza reports, rescue teams only received approval from the IDF two days later — on Wednesday evening — to arrive at the scene and attempt to rescue victims. Afterwards, they announced that they were unable to locate anyone at the heavily destroyed site.

The area where Rabah lived had been under evacuation order for a few months, even before the IDF’s general call for Gaza City residents to leave their homes.

The IDF has not yet commented on the incident.

My friend Ghada’s brother Hussam was killed yesterday. Ghada spent her last hours calling everyone, begging for help, then we lost contact. The last people who reached her said they heard a missile fall, and after that there was only silence. She was alone. Terrified. She may be… https://t.co/33CrKy6Qz9 pic.twitter.com/iYLpv1bGBE

— Alaa From Gaza (@alaafromgaza92) September 23, 2025