21 aug 2014
Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Sana Hassainia has walked out of the caucus over what she considered an exaggerated pro-Israel stance on the current Gaza offensive. Tunisian-born Hassainia, 39, said in an online blog posted on Wednesday she opted for such a decision due to NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s pro-Israel position.
"It was not an easy decision to make, even if I have been thinking about it for months. My decision to leave the NDP was precipitated, among other things, by the party's positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Hassainia said in a letter posted on her blog.
Tunisian-born Hussainia will be sitting as an independent until the next federal election.
"Today, I have the courage to make a significant gesture, to take a weight off my shoulders and stand by my convictions," she declared.
"It was not an easy decision to make, even if I have been thinking about it for months. My decision to leave the NDP was precipitated, among other things, by the party's positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Hassainia said in a letter posted on her blog.
Tunisian-born Hussainia will be sitting as an independent until the next federal election.
"Today, I have the courage to make a significant gesture, to take a weight off my shoulders and stand by my convictions," she declared.
Member of Hamas's political bureau Mahmoud Al-Zahhar refuted Benjamin Netanyahu's attempt to make a comparison between his Movement and other regional groups, highlighting that Hamas is a national resistance movement struggling for liberation from the Israeli occupation. In a televised statement broadcast by Al-Aqsa satellite channel, Zahhar said Netanyahu's recent claims about Hamas were blatant lies aimed at inciting the world against it.
"Hamas is a national liberation movement aiming to liberate the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948," the Hamas official stated.
"Hamas defends the interests of its besieged people to provide them with food, medicine, electricity and freedom of movement," he added.
Netanyahu had claimed in a news conference on Wednesday night that Hamas was like other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria and involved in global terrorism.
Abu Zuhri: Netanyahu's speech desperate attempt to restore confidence
Hamas Movement said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s speech is a desperate attempt to restore Israel’s confidence. In his brief statement, spokesman for the Movement Sami Abu Zuhri said that Israel’s threats of carrying out assassination operations prove its “bloody nature” and its lack of seriousness during the truce talks.
Such threats do not scare Hamas leaders or members, he said.
In a related context, Abu Zuhri said that Israeli failure to assassinate head of Qassam Brigades Mohamed Deif is an Israeli intelligence failure added to Israeli military and security impotence.
For his part, spokesman for Hamas movement Fawzi Barhoum said that Netanyahu’s allegations of the destruction of Hamas's military capabilities were meant to cover up for Israel’s defeat and failure.
He said, “Hamas is ready to inflict heavy losses on the enemy. We will force the occupation to meet our conditions and demands”.
Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli ongoing aggression on Gaza will continue along the coming days, claiming that his military operation aims to destroy Hamas and other Palestinian factions.
At a press conference together with War Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Netanyahu said that Israel will not accept to be drawn into a war of attrition. The war will continue until all its goals are achieved, he added.
“In recent weeks we've dealt Hamas a harsh blow. We've prevented, via Iron Dome, thousands of rockets from hitting our communities, and we destroyed thousands of rockets,” according to Netanyahu’s allegations.
On the other hand, Yediot Aharanot (Ynet) Hebrew newspaper has published names of some of Hamas and Qassam Brigades’ leaders who are on Israel’s assassination list.
The list includes head of Qassam Brigades Mohamed Deif who has survived an assassination attempt for the fifth time.
Ynet's Palestinian Affairs reporter, Elior Levy, said that Israel was looking since the start of the war for a strategic achievement such as the assassination of a prominent Hamas leader; however it did not succeed so far.
Former Palestinian Prime Minister and deputy head of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haneyya is on the top of Israel’s most wanted list where Israeli warplanes have bombed his home in the first days of the aggression. Haneyya has survived an assassination attempt in 2004, according to the newspaper.
Israel also aims to assassinate Hamas senior leader Mahmoud Zahhar who lost two of his sons in previous assassination attempts.
Levy added that Palestinian former Interior Minister Fathi Hamad is also included in the list.
Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Qassam Brigades, and Raed Al-Attar, a commander of the Qassam Brigades in Rafah, are also included in Israel’s assassination list. Both previously escaped assassination attempts.
According to the newspaper, the list includes Mohammed Abu Shamala, Qassam commander southern Gaza Strip, Ahmed Ghandour, the brigade commander northern the Strip, and Khaled Mansour, the commander of Jihad movement's military wing, in addition to Ayman Nofal, Qassam Brigades commander in the central of Gaza Strip
"Hamas is a national liberation movement aiming to liberate the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948," the Hamas official stated.
"Hamas defends the interests of its besieged people to provide them with food, medicine, electricity and freedom of movement," he added.
Netanyahu had claimed in a news conference on Wednesday night that Hamas was like other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria and involved in global terrorism.
Abu Zuhri: Netanyahu's speech desperate attempt to restore confidence
Hamas Movement said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s speech is a desperate attempt to restore Israel’s confidence. In his brief statement, spokesman for the Movement Sami Abu Zuhri said that Israel’s threats of carrying out assassination operations prove its “bloody nature” and its lack of seriousness during the truce talks.
Such threats do not scare Hamas leaders or members, he said.
In a related context, Abu Zuhri said that Israeli failure to assassinate head of Qassam Brigades Mohamed Deif is an Israeli intelligence failure added to Israeli military and security impotence.
For his part, spokesman for Hamas movement Fawzi Barhoum said that Netanyahu’s allegations of the destruction of Hamas's military capabilities were meant to cover up for Israel’s defeat and failure.
He said, “Hamas is ready to inflict heavy losses on the enemy. We will force the occupation to meet our conditions and demands”.
Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli ongoing aggression on Gaza will continue along the coming days, claiming that his military operation aims to destroy Hamas and other Palestinian factions.
At a press conference together with War Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Netanyahu said that Israel will not accept to be drawn into a war of attrition. The war will continue until all its goals are achieved, he added.
“In recent weeks we've dealt Hamas a harsh blow. We've prevented, via Iron Dome, thousands of rockets from hitting our communities, and we destroyed thousands of rockets,” according to Netanyahu’s allegations.
On the other hand, Yediot Aharanot (Ynet) Hebrew newspaper has published names of some of Hamas and Qassam Brigades’ leaders who are on Israel’s assassination list.
The list includes head of Qassam Brigades Mohamed Deif who has survived an assassination attempt for the fifth time.
Ynet's Palestinian Affairs reporter, Elior Levy, said that Israel was looking since the start of the war for a strategic achievement such as the assassination of a prominent Hamas leader; however it did not succeed so far.
Former Palestinian Prime Minister and deputy head of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haneyya is on the top of Israel’s most wanted list where Israeli warplanes have bombed his home in the first days of the aggression. Haneyya has survived an assassination attempt in 2004, according to the newspaper.
Israel also aims to assassinate Hamas senior leader Mahmoud Zahhar who lost two of his sons in previous assassination attempts.
Levy added that Palestinian former Interior Minister Fathi Hamad is also included in the list.
Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Qassam Brigades, and Raed Al-Attar, a commander of the Qassam Brigades in Rafah, are also included in Israel’s assassination list. Both previously escaped assassination attempts.
According to the newspaper, the list includes Mohammed Abu Shamala, Qassam commander southern Gaza Strip, Ahmed Ghandour, the brigade commander northern the Strip, and Khaled Mansour, the commander of Jihad movement's military wing, in addition to Ayman Nofal, Qassam Brigades commander in the central of Gaza Strip
Al-Qassam Brigades warned international airlines against flying into Ben Gurion airport starting from 6 a.m. on Thursday, declaring the ceasefire talks are over following the murder of Palestinian child Ali Deif Al-Qassam spokesperson, Abu Obaida, vowed, in a televised speech broadcast Wednesday evening, that Commander in Chief Muhammad Deif will be the commander of the army that will liberate al-Aqsa.
“Israel has only dared to kill our women and children after 45 days have passed since its offensive was launched. You’re not brave enough to kill Muhammad Deif,” he told Israelis.
Al-Qassam Brigades warned Israeli settlers, living on the periphery of Gaza Strip, to stay away from their homes, calling on those who are forced to stay to keep to their shelters.
Abu Obaida further warned against gatherings of Israeli crowds in the range of al-Qassam rockets, particularly football stadiums.
Abu Obaida said all the warnings issued by al-Qassam Brigades are to be observed until further notice.
He called on the Palestinian delegation to immediately withdraw from Cairo talks, adding: “The Egyptian-brokered initiative has been buried today with the burial of child Ali Muhammad Dheif.”
“We all know that Cairo talks deceived our peoples’ needs and wishes,” he maintained.
“Israel has deceived us. . . They violated the truce and perpetrated a heinous crime, launching a series of air strikes and arbitrary shelling targeting most notoriously al-Dalou’s family in al-Sheikh Redwan neighborhood with a wave of sadism-filled rockets.”
“We inform you, Israelis, that you’ve lost the battle. Once again you proved that you are a herd of losers. After 45 days of fighting have elapsed…all that you’ve been able to do is to kill our women and children.”
“Abu Khaled (Deif) has dragged you to shelters exactly like a herd of scared rats. We will go on until we purify our land, our entire land, from the colonizers’ desecrating grips.”
Al-Qassam Brigades dubbed Cairo-brokered talks “a dance of the sprites” that does not live up an inch to the aspirations of the Palestinian people, adding: “We were so sure from the beginning that the talks will come to a dead-end. Yet we gave our political leaders and people enough time to be able to reach a ceasefire agreement, lift the siege, and reconstruct the Strip.”
“After such long weeks of byzantine negotiations and of successive Israeli crimes, we declare the Cairo truce a born-dead initiative buried in the tomb of child Ali Deif,” al-Qassam said.
“We ask the Palestinian delegation to immediately withdraw from Cairo and to never return. There will be no return to such path after today and any move in this direction is just fruitless,” they added.
“The enemy lost a golden chance to reach a ceasefire with limited demands, for which it will pay after today,” the communiqué maintained.
“In light of all this we warn international airlines against flying into Ben Gurion airport from 6 a.m. on Thursday,” it stated.
“Israeli colonizers and the entire world have to recognize the true essence of our people’s demands. All that we wanted was to keep Israel away from our sources of living, our babies’ milk, and our fuel. But they insist on punishing us and cracking down on us whenever they wish and as much as they wish to. From now on no such things shall ever be tolerated.”
“Either we win or die,” they pledged.
“Israel has only dared to kill our women and children after 45 days have passed since its offensive was launched. You’re not brave enough to kill Muhammad Deif,” he told Israelis.
Al-Qassam Brigades warned Israeli settlers, living on the periphery of Gaza Strip, to stay away from their homes, calling on those who are forced to stay to keep to their shelters.
Abu Obaida further warned against gatherings of Israeli crowds in the range of al-Qassam rockets, particularly football stadiums.
Abu Obaida said all the warnings issued by al-Qassam Brigades are to be observed until further notice.
He called on the Palestinian delegation to immediately withdraw from Cairo talks, adding: “The Egyptian-brokered initiative has been buried today with the burial of child Ali Muhammad Dheif.”
“We all know that Cairo talks deceived our peoples’ needs and wishes,” he maintained.
“Israel has deceived us. . . They violated the truce and perpetrated a heinous crime, launching a series of air strikes and arbitrary shelling targeting most notoriously al-Dalou’s family in al-Sheikh Redwan neighborhood with a wave of sadism-filled rockets.”
“We inform you, Israelis, that you’ve lost the battle. Once again you proved that you are a herd of losers. After 45 days of fighting have elapsed…all that you’ve been able to do is to kill our women and children.”
“Abu Khaled (Deif) has dragged you to shelters exactly like a herd of scared rats. We will go on until we purify our land, our entire land, from the colonizers’ desecrating grips.”
Al-Qassam Brigades dubbed Cairo-brokered talks “a dance of the sprites” that does not live up an inch to the aspirations of the Palestinian people, adding: “We were so sure from the beginning that the talks will come to a dead-end. Yet we gave our political leaders and people enough time to be able to reach a ceasefire agreement, lift the siege, and reconstruct the Strip.”
“After such long weeks of byzantine negotiations and of successive Israeli crimes, we declare the Cairo truce a born-dead initiative buried in the tomb of child Ali Deif,” al-Qassam said.
“We ask the Palestinian delegation to immediately withdraw from Cairo and to never return. There will be no return to such path after today and any move in this direction is just fruitless,” they added.
“The enemy lost a golden chance to reach a ceasefire with limited demands, for which it will pay after today,” the communiqué maintained.
“In light of all this we warn international airlines against flying into Ben Gurion airport from 6 a.m. on Thursday,” it stated.
“Israeli colonizers and the entire world have to recognize the true essence of our people’s demands. All that we wanted was to keep Israel away from our sources of living, our babies’ milk, and our fuel. But they insist on punishing us and cracking down on us whenever they wish and as much as they wish to. From now on no such things shall ever be tolerated.”
“Either we win or die,” they pledged.
Two Palestinians were killed and three injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a car in the al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City.
Israeli warplanes also targeted a motorcycle in eastern Khan Younis, injuring two brothers from the Hadayid family.
Israeli warplanes also targeted a motorcycle in eastern Khan Younis, injuring two brothers from the Hadayid family.
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Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Gaza City on Thursday after targeting a cemetery in the Sheikh al-Radwan district, Gaza health official Ashraf al-Qidra said.
The bodies of Muhammad Talal Abu Nahl, Rami Abu Nahl, Haitham Tafesh and Abed Talal Shuweikh were taken to al-Shifa medicial center. The victims were burying relatives who had been killed overnight by Israeli airstrikes. The latest airstrikes bring the total death toll since midnight to 22 Palestinians. Earlier, Israel killed three of Hamas' most prominent military commanders in airstrikes targeting a building in Rafah. |
The al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that Muhammad Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Muhammad Barhoum were killed in the al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah.
Five other civilians were killed in the attack and at least 40 injured.
In the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, Israel killed two men after targeting a motorcycle. They were identified as Jumaa Matar, 27, and Omar Abu Nada, 22.
In northern Gaza, Israeli shelling killed Surour Tambora and his son Hasan, 13, medical sources said.
An Israeli airstrike also killed five Palestinians, including three children, in Gaza City on Thursday, a medical official said.
Meanwhile, a body was recovered under rubble from the al-Dalou home, which was targeted by Israel on Tuesday.
Five other civilians were killed in the attack and at least 40 injured.
In the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, Israel killed two men after targeting a motorcycle. They were identified as Jumaa Matar, 27, and Omar Abu Nada, 22.
In northern Gaza, Israeli shelling killed Surour Tambora and his son Hasan, 13, medical sources said.
An Israeli airstrike also killed five Palestinians, including three children, in Gaza City on Thursday, a medical official said.
Meanwhile, a body was recovered under rubble from the al-Dalou home, which was targeted by Israel on Tuesday.
Abdullah Tareq, Omar Nasr and Mohammad Ziad al-Rifi
An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians, including three children, in Gaza City on Thursday, a medical official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza's ministry of health spokesman, identified one of the victims as Nasr Ziad al-Rifi, 35. Four others were seriously wounded.
The latest fatalities bring the death toll in Gaza to 18 since midnight.
Earlier, Israel killed three senior Hamas military commanders and nine civilians in airstrikes across Gaza.
Over 2,065 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched a military offensive in July.
An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians, including three children, in Gaza City on Thursday, a medical official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza's ministry of health spokesman, identified one of the victims as Nasr Ziad al-Rifi, 35. Four others were seriously wounded.
The latest fatalities bring the death toll in Gaza to 18 since midnight.
Earlier, Israel killed three senior Hamas military commanders and nine civilians in airstrikes across Gaza.
Over 2,065 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched a military offensive in July.
Mohammed Abu Shammala and Raed Attar
Palestinians medical sources in the Gaza Strip had reported that at least twelve Palestinians have been killed and at least 200 have been injured in the extensive Israeli bombardment targeting different parts of the besieged coastal region.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad said Israel assassinated the following leaders after firing, during the early dawn hours, several missiles into a home in the Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region.
The three have been identified as:
1. Mohammad Abu Shammala, commander of Al-Qassam in southern Gaza region.
2. Raed al-‘Attar, commander of Al-Qassam in Rafah.
3. Mohammad Barhoum, a senior leader of al-Qassam.
It is worth mentioning that Abu Shammala and al-‘Attar top Israel’s extrajudicial assassination list as Israel considers them behind the capture of corporal Gilad Shalit in 2006.
Palestinians medical sources in the Gaza Strip had reported that at least twelve Palestinians have been killed and at least 200 have been injured in the extensive Israeli bombardment targeting different parts of the besieged coastal region.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad said Israel assassinated the following leaders after firing, during the early dawn hours, several missiles into a home in the Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region.
The three have been identified as:
1. Mohammad Abu Shammala, commander of Al-Qassam in southern Gaza region.
2. Raed al-‘Attar, commander of Al-Qassam in Rafah.
3. Mohammad Barhoum, a senior leader of al-Qassam.
It is worth mentioning that Abu Shammala and al-‘Attar top Israel’s extrajudicial assassination list as Israel considers them behind the capture of corporal Gilad Shalit in 2006.
Mohammad Barhoum
The remains of al-‘Attar and Abu Shammala were moved to the Abu Yousef an-Najjar Hospital, in Rafah, while rescue teams are still trying to remove the remain from Barhoum from under the rubble.
The Maan News Agency said the Israeli Air Force fired twelve missiles into the three-story home in Tal Sultan in Rafah, completely leveling it to the ground along with several nearby homes.
Five Palestinians were also killed in the attack, and more than 40 have been injured. The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
4. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75.
5. Amal Ibrahim Younis, (his wife).
6. Ahmad Nasser Kallab, 17.
7. Natheera Kallab.
8. Aisha Atiyya.
Also on Thursday, a father and his son were killed in an Israeli bombardment of their homes in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. They have been identified as.
9. Srour Tanboura, 36.
10. Hasan Tanboura, 13.
Two more Palestinians were killed after the army fired a missile at a motorcycle rider in the Nusseirat refugee camp, in Central Gaza. They have been identified as:
11. Jom’a Matar, 27.
12. Omar Abu Naddi, 22.
The Ministry of Health said the latest strikes brings the number of Palestinians killed since midnight to twelve, while around 200 have been injured.
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Four More Killed, 25 Injured, In The Gaza Strip
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:06:02
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that at least four Palestinians have been killed, and more than 25 injured, in Israeli bombardment targeting several homes in different areas in the besieged coastal region.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said search and rescue efforts are still ongoing, trying to locate survivors under the rubble of bombarded homes, adding that, so far, two of the slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Amal Ibrahim Younis, 53, Rafah.
2. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75, Rafah.
It added that 25 wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Many of the wounded are children and women.
Initial reports indicate around three Palestinians were also killed, and at least eight injured, in Nusserirat refugee camp in central Gaza. They were moved to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
They were in four-story home that was completely leveled to the ground by Israeli missiles.
At least six more Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli air strikes targeting homes in Jabalia and Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One of the wounded suffered a serious injury.
On his part, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, called on all international airlines to stop their flights to Tel Aviv, starting Thursday, at six in the morning.
He also advised the Israelis to refrain from gathering in open areas in different parts of the country, and to remain in shelters until further notice.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, said all options are on the table, including an extended war on Gaza and a massive ground invasion.
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, said the statements of Netanyahu regarding "destroying Hamas' military capabilities are false claims aiming at boosting the morale of his army, and the public.
The remains of al-‘Attar and Abu Shammala were moved to the Abu Yousef an-Najjar Hospital, in Rafah, while rescue teams are still trying to remove the remain from Barhoum from under the rubble.
The Maan News Agency said the Israeli Air Force fired twelve missiles into the three-story home in Tal Sultan in Rafah, completely leveling it to the ground along with several nearby homes.
Five Palestinians were also killed in the attack, and more than 40 have been injured. The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
4. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75.
5. Amal Ibrahim Younis, (his wife).
6. Ahmad Nasser Kallab, 17.
7. Natheera Kallab.
8. Aisha Atiyya.
Also on Thursday, a father and his son were killed in an Israeli bombardment of their homes in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. They have been identified as.
9. Srour Tanboura, 36.
10. Hasan Tanboura, 13.
Two more Palestinians were killed after the army fired a missile at a motorcycle rider in the Nusseirat refugee camp, in Central Gaza. They have been identified as:
11. Jom’a Matar, 27.
12. Omar Abu Naddi, 22.
The Ministry of Health said the latest strikes brings the number of Palestinians killed since midnight to twelve, while around 200 have been injured.
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Four More Killed, 25 Injured, In The Gaza Strip
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:06:02
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that at least four Palestinians have been killed, and more than 25 injured, in Israeli bombardment targeting several homes in different areas in the besieged coastal region.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said search and rescue efforts are still ongoing, trying to locate survivors under the rubble of bombarded homes, adding that, so far, two of the slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Amal Ibrahim Younis, 53, Rafah.
2. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75, Rafah.
It added that 25 wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Many of the wounded are children and women.
Initial reports indicate around three Palestinians were also killed, and at least eight injured, in Nusserirat refugee camp in central Gaza. They were moved to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
They were in four-story home that was completely leveled to the ground by Israeli missiles.
At least six more Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli air strikes targeting homes in Jabalia and Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One of the wounded suffered a serious injury.
On his part, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, called on all international airlines to stop their flights to Tel Aviv, starting Thursday, at six in the morning.
He also advised the Israelis to refrain from gathering in open areas in different parts of the country, and to remain in shelters until further notice.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, said all options are on the table, including an extended war on Gaza and a massive ground invasion.
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, said the statements of Netanyahu regarding "destroying Hamas' military capabilities are false claims aiming at boosting the morale of his army, and the public.
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that at least four Palestinians have been killed, and more than 25 injured, in Israeli bombardment targeting several homes in different areas in the besieged coastal region.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said search and rescue efforts are still ongoing, trying to locate survivors under the rubble of bombarded homes, adding that, so far, two of the slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Amal Ibrahim Younis, 53, Rafah.
2. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75, Rafah.
It added that 25 wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Many of the wounded are children and women.
Initial reports indicate around three Palestinians were also killed, and at least eight injured, in Nusserirat refugee camp in central Gaza. They were moved to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
They were in four-story home that was completely leveled to the ground by Israeli missiles.
At least six more Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli air strikes targeting homes in Jabalia and Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One of the wounded suffered a serious injury.
On his part, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, called on all international airlines to stop their flights to Tel Aviv, starting Thursday, at six in the morning.
He also advised the Israelis to refrain from gathering in open areas in different parts of the country, and to remain in shelters until further notice.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, said all options are on the table, including an extended war on Gaza and a massive ground invasion.
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, said the statements of Netanyahu regarding "destroying Hamas' military capabilities are false claims aiming at boosting the morale of his army, and the public.
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Gaza Causalities, Prior To The Latest Attacks ~ Ministry Of Health in Gaza (Before the latest strikes)
2049 Killed, among them 553 children, 253 woman. (%44 of the total number of slain Palestinians).
1022 injured, among them 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly. (%54 of the total number of wounded Palestinians).
The Ministry said that the Israeli army continues to target entire families, killing in recent bombardments 18 members of four families.
10 hospitals have been bombed by Israel, some completely destroyed.
19 medical centers have been bombarded, 3 completely destroyed.
36 ambulances have been bombarded and targeted, 3 of them destroyed.
23 medics and medical workers have been killed.
82 medics and medical workers have been injured.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said search and rescue efforts are still ongoing, trying to locate survivors under the rubble of bombarded homes, adding that, so far, two of the slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Amal Ibrahim Younis, 53, Rafah.
2. Hasan Hussein Younis, 75, Rafah.
It added that 25 wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Many of the wounded are children and women.
Initial reports indicate around three Palestinians were also killed, and at least eight injured, in Nusserirat refugee camp in central Gaza. They were moved to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
They were in four-story home that was completely leveled to the ground by Israeli missiles.
At least six more Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli air strikes targeting homes in Jabalia and Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One of the wounded suffered a serious injury.
On his part, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, called on all international airlines to stop their flights to Tel Aviv, starting Thursday, at six in the morning.
He also advised the Israelis to refrain from gathering in open areas in different parts of the country, and to remain in shelters until further notice.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, said all options are on the table, including an extended war on Gaza and a massive ground invasion.
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, said the statements of Netanyahu regarding "destroying Hamas' military capabilities are false claims aiming at boosting the morale of his army, and the public.
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Gaza Causalities, Prior To The Latest Attacks ~ Ministry Of Health in Gaza (Before the latest strikes)
2049 Killed, among them 553 children, 253 woman. (%44 of the total number of slain Palestinians).
1022 injured, among them 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly. (%54 of the total number of wounded Palestinians).
The Ministry said that the Israeli army continues to target entire families, killing in recent bombardments 18 members of four families.
10 hospitals have been bombed by Israel, some completely destroyed.
19 medical centers have been bombarded, 3 completely destroyed.
36 ambulances have been bombarded and targeted, 3 of them destroyed.
23 medics and medical workers have been killed.
82 medics and medical workers have been injured.
Many wounded. 26 Palestinians killed since Tuesday.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been confirmed dead after the Israeli army and air force fired several missiles into the Nusserirat area, in central Gaza.
In a recent tweet, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said four Palestinians have been injured in Rafah, after the army bombarded several homes during early dawn hours, on Thursday. Medics moved them to the Gaza European Hospital.
The Ministry added that two Palestinians have been killed and many injured, some seriously, when the army bombarded Nusserirat, in central Gaza. The two were killed in separate Israeli strikes.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Jom’a Ibrahim Matar, 27, and Omar Abu Nada, 23.
Media sources in Gaza said the army also fired on several residential buildings in Tal Sultan, in Tufah, in the southern part of the Gaza strip.
26 Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in more than 70 Israeli strikes carried out by the Israeli army on different parts of the Gaza Strip, since Tuesday evening. More than 120, mainly children and women, have been injured.
Israeli missiles and shells have killed around 2049 Palestinians, including 553 children, 253 women, and 96 elderly, since July 8, while more than 10250, including 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly, have been injured.
Gaza Causalities ~ Ministry Of Health in Gaza (Before the latest strikes)
2049 Killed, among them 553 children, 253 woman. (%44 of the total number of slain Palestinians).
1022 injured, among them 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly. (%54 of the total number of wounded Palestinians).
The Ministry said that the Israeli army continues to target entire families, killing in recent bombardments 18 members of four families.
10 hospitals have been bombed by Israel, some completely destroyed.
19 medical centers have been bombarded, 3 completely destroyed.
36 ambulances have been bombarded and targeted, 3 of them destroyed.
23 medics and medical workers have been killed.
82 medics and medical workers have been injured.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been confirmed dead after the Israeli army and air force fired several missiles into the Nusserirat area, in central Gaza.
In a recent tweet, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said four Palestinians have been injured in Rafah, after the army bombarded several homes during early dawn hours, on Thursday. Medics moved them to the Gaza European Hospital.
The Ministry added that two Palestinians have been killed and many injured, some seriously, when the army bombarded Nusserirat, in central Gaza. The two were killed in separate Israeli strikes.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Jom’a Ibrahim Matar, 27, and Omar Abu Nada, 23.
Media sources in Gaza said the army also fired on several residential buildings in Tal Sultan, in Tufah, in the southern part of the Gaza strip.
26 Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in more than 70 Israeli strikes carried out by the Israeli army on different parts of the Gaza Strip, since Tuesday evening. More than 120, mainly children and women, have been injured.
Israeli missiles and shells have killed around 2049 Palestinians, including 553 children, 253 women, and 96 elderly, since July 8, while more than 10250, including 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly, have been injured.
Gaza Causalities ~ Ministry Of Health in Gaza (Before the latest strikes)
2049 Killed, among them 553 children, 253 woman. (%44 of the total number of slain Palestinians).
1022 injured, among them 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly. (%54 of the total number of wounded Palestinians).
The Ministry said that the Israeli army continues to target entire families, killing in recent bombardments 18 members of four families.
10 hospitals have been bombed by Israel, some completely destroyed.
19 medical centers have been bombarded, 3 completely destroyed.
36 ambulances have been bombarded and targeted, 3 of them destroyed.
23 medics and medical workers have been killed.
82 medics and medical workers have been injured.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed, Wednesday, and many injured, some seriously, after the army bombarded several homes and areas in the Gaza Strip.
Sources said that the Israeli air force fired missiles into the Tuwam area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and wounding several others. The two slain Palestinians have been identified as Abdullah Salah Safy, 35, and Haitham Ramadan al-‘Amour, 20.
The remains of the two slain Palestinians, and the wounded, have been moved to the Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, three Palestinians have been injured in a renewed Israeli bombardment of Bloc 7 of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Local sources in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, stated at least two homes, belonging to members of Shihada and al-Hammadin families, have been destroyed by Israeli missiles, and one home was also destroyed in Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City.
According to the latest figures of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 2047 Palestinians, including 553 children, 253 women and 96 elderly, have been killed since July 8, while around 10224 Palestinians, including 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly, have been injured.
Sources said that the Israeli air force fired missiles into the Tuwam area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and wounding several others. The two slain Palestinians have been identified as Abdullah Salah Safy, 35, and Haitham Ramadan al-‘Amour, 20.
The remains of the two slain Palestinians, and the wounded, have been moved to the Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, three Palestinians have been injured in a renewed Israeli bombardment of Bloc 7 of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Local sources in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, stated at least two homes, belonging to members of Shihada and al-Hammadin families, have been destroyed by Israeli missiles, and one home was also destroyed in Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City.
According to the latest figures of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 2047 Palestinians, including 553 children, 253 women and 96 elderly, have been killed since July 8, while around 10224 Palestinians, including 3106 children, 1970 women and 368 elderly, have been injured.
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