The family of Momen al-Shrafi, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, has been killed in an Israeli air attack on the home they were sheltering in.

According to Al Jazeera, the attack, which took place overnight at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killed 21 members of al-Shrafi’s family, including his parents Mahmoud and Amina, his siblings and their spouses, as well as nephews and nieces.

Al-Shrafi told Al Jazeera that an explosive barrel hit the home, resulting in a deep hole. “None of the civil defence crews are unable to reach their bodies,” he said.

“We are prevented from saying goodbye to our loved ones, and are deprived of giving them a proper burial,” he said.