Friday death toll: Gaza-43 (at least 7 children), Israel-1 (soldier in Gaza) Excerpted from recent news: Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra reported the following casualties on Friday evening: Seven children were killed in three separate airstrikes in Gaza City, in the central district of Gaza. An airstrike on Shawwa Square, in central Gaza City, killed: 1. Rizk Ahmad al-Hayk, 2 A separate airstrike in Hayy al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City killed: 2. Sarah Muhammad Bustan, 13 And in eastern Gaza City, artillery shells from Israeli tanks killed two young brothers: 3. Imad Alwan and 4. Qassim Alwan Airstrikes on the Abu Jarad family home in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, resulted in the deaths of five members of the family, and the wounding of several others. Those killed were identified as: 5. Naim Mousa Abu Jarad, 23. 6. Abed Mousa Abu Jarad, 30. 7. Siham Mousa Abu Jarad, 26. 8. Rija Aliyan Abu Jarad 9. Child, name not yet verified Also in northern Gaza, an airstrike hit the village of Jahr al-Deek, killing: 10. Husam Musallam Abu Aisha, 26. In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Israeli airstrikes killed Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry: 11. Muhammad Sa’ad Mahmoud Abu Sa’da 12. Ra’fat Mohammad al-Bahloul, 35. 13. Wala’ al-Qaraa, 20 14. Abdullah Jamal al-Samiri, 17 15. Ahmed Hasan Saleh al-Ghalban, 23 16. Hamada Abdullah Mohammad al-Nashiti, 21 Also in Khan Younis, a Palestinian man died of wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli airstrike: 17. Yusif Ibrahim Hasan al-Astal, 23 Also in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Israeli airstrikes in the eastern part of the city killed: 18. Hamza Mohammad Abu Hussein, 27 19. Saleh Zogheedi, 20 20. Ala’ Abu Shabat, 23 In a separate airstrike in Rafah, Israeli forces killed five Palestinians. They were identified as: 21. Ibrahim Daoud al-Balawy, 24 22. Abdul-Rahman Jamal al-Zamli, 22. 23. Ibrahim Ahmed ‘Abdeen, 42 24. Mustafa Abu Mour, 20 25. Khaled Abu Mour, 23 A Palestinian was killed on a road in western Gaza, identified as: 26. Mohammad ‘Awad Ma’tar, 37. Hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed with the number of wounded, most of whom remain in corridors and waiting rooms, since the hospitals are full. Kamel Zaqzuq, a doctor at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, said “The situation is very, very difficult…At night, its one constant emergency. Palestinians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip fled by the thousands to try to seek refuge in United Nations schools. Chris Gunness, a spokesperson of the United Nations, stated, “The number of people coming to UNRWA seeking sanctuary from the fighting in Gaza has nearly doubled today. It has risen from 22,000 to over 40,000”. An Israeli soldier identified as Eitan Barak was killed Friday by Palestinian fighters while Israeli troops invaded northern Gaza, according to the Israeli military. Military spokesman Brigadier General Motti told reporters, We are using a very high level of fire power and artillery, adding, “A great number of soldiers are in action in the Gaza Strip, soldiers are overtaking their targets, tunnels, Hamas targets”.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 22:28:35 +0000
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