[2][8] Following the spread of videos showing people burning alive in nearby tents, the White House expressed its concerns to Israel.

[9][10] Around one million displaced people are estimated to be sheltering in Deir el-Balah, which is supposedly considered to be part of Israel's "humanitarian zone" in the Gaza Strip.

[11][12] At approximately 1 AM on 14 October 2024, the Israeli Air Force launched an airstrike on a tent camp housing displaced people on the grounds of the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip.

[18][13] Four munitions experts reviewing videos of the blaze added that some of the secondary explosions were probably caused by small-arms ammunition but cautioned it was difficult to determine the exact balance without access to the site.

[18] Widely shared videos of the blaze, verified by NBC,[24] showed at least one person lying on a bed connected to an IV drip,[25][26] burning alive, with onlookers unable to reach and save him.

[18][27][28][29] The victim, identified as Sha'ban al-Dalou, was a 19-year-old software engineering student at Al-Azhar University who was injured at the IDF's bombing of the Shuhada al-Aqsa mosque a week prior.