| 2021 Jabalia accident | |
| Partof: | the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis |
| Date: | 10 May 2021 |
| Location: | Jabalia, Gaza Strip |
| Reported Deaths: | 7 |
| Reported Injuries: | 15 |
On 10 May 2021, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, a rocket fired by Hamas towards Israel misfired and fell inside the Gaza Strip city of Jabalia, killing seven people.[1]
Hamas authorities said that they had launched the rocket around 6 pm from the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the rocket had accidentally hit a shop on Martyr Salah Dardona Street near the Al-Omari mosque.[2] Seven people were killed, including a four-year-old and a teenager.[3] 15 people were reportedly injured, including five children.[4]
HRW said that witnesses had told them the rockets appeared to be unguided BM-21 Grads; HRW described the use of such missiles as a war crime.