21 july 2014
The Israeli military confirmed that seven soldiers have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours.
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli city in eastern Jabaliya on Monday.
The brigades targeted Haifa with an R160 missile, Tel Aviv with four M75 missiles and Ashdod with 15 al-Qassam missiles, representatives of the group said.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, declared that its operatives would keep targeting Israeli cities and settlements with missiles and shells.
The brigades targeted Sderot with three 107 missiles, Kissufim with two 107 missiles, the Megan military site with three mortar shells, Ashkol with eight C8K missiles and Kerem Shalom with two 107 missiles.
The brigades targeted Israeli forces with two mortar shells in Beit Hanoun.
Palestinian fighters say Israeli tank destroyed in IED attack
The Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Brigades reported Monday that its operatives destroyed an Israeli tank with an IED in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
The brigades targeted Haifa with an R160 missile, Tel Aviv with four M75 missiles and Ashdod with 15 al-Qassam missiles, representatives of the group said.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, declared that its operatives would keep targeting Israeli cities and settlements with missiles and shells.
The brigades targeted Sderot with three 107 missiles, Kissufim with two 107 missiles, the Megan military site with three mortar shells, Ashkol with eight C8K missiles and Kerem Shalom with two 107 missiles.
The brigades targeted Israeli forces with two mortar shells in Beit Hanoun.
Palestinian fighters say Israeli tank destroyed in IED attack
The Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Brigades reported Monday that its operatives destroyed an Israeli tank with an IED in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
Shops across the West Bank closed their doors on Monday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, as Israel's assault has left over 550 dead since July 8.
The protest action was organized by religious and national institutions, as well as shop-owners themselves.
Head of the public workers union Bassam Zakarneh said the strike action in shops, institutions, and ministries was in condemnation of the "massacres" suffered by the people in Gaza.
Bethlehem shop-owner Adnan Sobeh told Ma'an that the initiative was widely supported by local businessmen and everyone was participating on their own free will to support Gaza.
Sobeh, who owns Stars and Bucks Cafe and a souvenir shop in Manger Square, said losing money is not an issue, and he would it again if there is popular support.
The protest action was organized by religious and national institutions, as well as shop-owners themselves.
Head of the public workers union Bassam Zakarneh said the strike action in shops, institutions, and ministries was in condemnation of the "massacres" suffered by the people in Gaza.
Bethlehem shop-owner Adnan Sobeh told Ma'an that the initiative was widely supported by local businessmen and everyone was participating on their own free will to support Gaza.
Sobeh, who owns Stars and Bucks Cafe and a souvenir shop in Manger Square, said losing money is not an issue, and he would it again if there is popular support.
Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed 23 Palestinians over only two hours late Monday, bringing the day's death toll to over 100.
Spokesman for the ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra said 11 Palestinians including five children were killed, and others were injured in an Israeli strike on Israa tower in central Gaza City.
Eight of them were identified as Ibrahim Deeb Ahmad al-Kilani, 53, Yasir Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 8, Elias Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 4, Sawsan Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 11, Reem Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 12, Taghrid Shabaan Mohammad al-Kilani, 45, Mahmoud Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 37 and Ayda Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 47.
A Ma'an reporter said they included a father, mother their four children, and the mother's brother and sister.
Meanwhile Jihad Mahmoud al-Mughrabi, 22, died of injuries sustained in Khan Younis, while Fadi Bashir al-Abadla, 22, was killed in a separate attack.
Medical sources said that three others were killed as Israeli forces targeted a group of people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Al-Qidra identified them as Fadi Azmi Bureim, Othman Salim Bureim, and Salim Abdul Majid Bureim.
As Palestinians broke their Ramadan fasts Monday evening, two people were killed in a strike near the al-Shamaa mosque in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said one of its leaders, Zakaria Abu Daqqa, was killed in a drone strike in Khan Younis.
Two others were injured in a strike on a motorbike in al-Qarara.
Three more Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israeli airstrikes destroyed the al-Dahlan family house in the al-Nasr neighborhood.
One Palestinian died of injuries sustained in the head in strikes on Rafah.
Also, Rajai Jihad Abu Daghma, 38, died in a hospital in Cairo on Monday.
Spokesman for the ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra said 11 Palestinians including five children were killed, and others were injured in an Israeli strike on Israa tower in central Gaza City.
Eight of them were identified as Ibrahim Deeb Ahmad al-Kilani, 53, Yasir Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 8, Elias Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 4, Sawsan Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 11, Reem Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 12, Taghrid Shabaan Mohammad al-Kilani, 45, Mahmoud Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 37 and Ayda Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 47.
A Ma'an reporter said they included a father, mother their four children, and the mother's brother and sister.
Meanwhile Jihad Mahmoud al-Mughrabi, 22, died of injuries sustained in Khan Younis, while Fadi Bashir al-Abadla, 22, was killed in a separate attack.
Medical sources said that three others were killed as Israeli forces targeted a group of people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Al-Qidra identified them as Fadi Azmi Bureim, Othman Salim Bureim, and Salim Abdul Majid Bureim.
As Palestinians broke their Ramadan fasts Monday evening, two people were killed in a strike near the al-Shamaa mosque in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said one of its leaders, Zakaria Abu Daqqa, was killed in a drone strike in Khan Younis.
Two others were injured in a strike on a motorbike in al-Qarara.
Three more Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israeli airstrikes destroyed the al-Dahlan family house in the al-Nasr neighborhood.
One Palestinian died of injuries sustained in the head in strikes on Rafah.
Also, Rajai Jihad Abu Daghma, 38, died in a hospital in Cairo on Monday.
Paramedics carry a child into a hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza, following an Israeli airstrike
By Charlie Hoyle
Children are suffering from the devastating consequences of escalating Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip, with entire families lost in single airstrikes and severe physical injuries likely to require long-term medical treatment.
UNICEF estimates that 121 children have been killed since Israel's assault began on July 8, with the death toll in Gaza now standing at over 500 Palestinians.
In the past 24 hours, 28 children were killed - among them 20 in Gaza City's besieged Shujaiyeh neighborhood alone.
Over 80 of those killed are 12 or younger. An estimated one-third of all civilian casualties are children, UNICEF says.
"This is the highest number (of child deaths) since Operation Cast Lead. It is a huge toll, and rising, and more worryingly, 76 children were killed in the past three days," Ivan Karakashian, from Defense for Children International - Palestine Section, told Ma'an.
On July 16, four children aged nine to 11, were killed by Israeli military shelling while playing on a beach in Gaza City, one of the territory's few open and free spaces accessible for children and adults alike.
Days later, three children aged seven to 10 were killed while feeding ducks on the roof of their Gaza City home.
On Monday, five members of the al-Yaziji family, nine members of the al-Qassas family, 11 members of the Siyam family at least 26 members of the Abu Jami family were killed in Israeli airstrikes.
"There is no safe place for children at this moment, no safe havens to escape to. Israel says it is carrying out targeted operations, precision strikes, but it is very difficult to see that when you look at the mounting casualties of women and children," Karakashian says.
With over half of Gaza's population under 18, children have the highest likelihood of being killed by Israeli military attacks.
Karakashian says nearly all children in Gaza are in a state of "shock and horror," barely able to process the psychological trauma they have witnessed.
"One day children have a large family and the next day they are orphans. The practical implications of this will affect them forever. Children grow up in a environment where they realize they have no security in their own homes. Even their bedrooms are not safe anymore."
'Never seen it this bad'
By Charlie Hoyle
Children are suffering from the devastating consequences of escalating Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip, with entire families lost in single airstrikes and severe physical injuries likely to require long-term medical treatment.
UNICEF estimates that 121 children have been killed since Israel's assault began on July 8, with the death toll in Gaza now standing at over 500 Palestinians.
In the past 24 hours, 28 children were killed - among them 20 in Gaza City's besieged Shujaiyeh neighborhood alone.
Over 80 of those killed are 12 or younger. An estimated one-third of all civilian casualties are children, UNICEF says.
"This is the highest number (of child deaths) since Operation Cast Lead. It is a huge toll, and rising, and more worryingly, 76 children were killed in the past three days," Ivan Karakashian, from Defense for Children International - Palestine Section, told Ma'an.
On July 16, four children aged nine to 11, were killed by Israeli military shelling while playing on a beach in Gaza City, one of the territory's few open and free spaces accessible for children and adults alike.
Days later, three children aged seven to 10 were killed while feeding ducks on the roof of their Gaza City home.
On Monday, five members of the al-Yaziji family, nine members of the al-Qassas family, 11 members of the Siyam family at least 26 members of the Abu Jami family were killed in Israeli airstrikes.
"There is no safe place for children at this moment, no safe havens to escape to. Israel says it is carrying out targeted operations, precision strikes, but it is very difficult to see that when you look at the mounting casualties of women and children," Karakashian says.
With over half of Gaza's population under 18, children have the highest likelihood of being killed by Israeli military attacks.
Karakashian says nearly all children in Gaza are in a state of "shock and horror," barely able to process the psychological trauma they have witnessed.
"One day children have a large family and the next day they are orphans. The practical implications of this will affect them forever. Children grow up in a environment where they realize they have no security in their own homes. Even their bedrooms are not safe anymore."
'Never seen it this bad'
Monica Awad, a spokeswoman for UNICEF, told Ma'an that 72,000 children are in need of immediate psycho-social support, but the five teams available in Gaza are facing severe restrictions on movement amid the threat of being targeted by Israel's military.
Over 904 children have been injured since Israel's military operation began. Shrapnel wounds, severe burns, and the loss of limbs account for a high rate of critical injuries which will require long-term attention and severely impact the victims' future quality of life.
Awad says that children are also suffering severe psycho-social distress and are afraid, angry, crying and constantly clinging to their parents.
Maintaining a secure family life has become an impossible task, with 2,200 family homes destroyed or damaged and 100,000 people displaced and seeking refuge in UNRWA facilities.
Adults are also overwhelmed by trying in vain to protect their loved ones.
Over 1.2 million people are not getting access to water due to damaged pipes and insufficient electricity, Awad says, and children are at the highest risk of water borne diseases.
Children who have been orphaned face a horrific process of dealing with their loss as the shock of war gradually wears off, with most having to rely on humanitarian assistance for future survival.
"It's clear from the insane amount of children killed over the past three days that children are bearing the brunt of Israel's offensive," Karakashian, the DCI official, says.
"To be honest, we have never seen it this bad for children."
Over 904 children have been injured since Israel's military operation began. Shrapnel wounds, severe burns, and the loss of limbs account for a high rate of critical injuries which will require long-term attention and severely impact the victims' future quality of life.
Awad says that children are also suffering severe psycho-social distress and are afraid, angry, crying and constantly clinging to their parents.
Maintaining a secure family life has become an impossible task, with 2,200 family homes destroyed or damaged and 100,000 people displaced and seeking refuge in UNRWA facilities.
Adults are also overwhelmed by trying in vain to protect their loved ones.
Over 1.2 million people are not getting access to water due to damaged pipes and insufficient electricity, Awad says, and children are at the highest risk of water borne diseases.
Children who have been orphaned face a horrific process of dealing with their loss as the shock of war gradually wears off, with most having to rely on humanitarian assistance for future survival.
"It's clear from the insane amount of children killed over the past three days that children are bearing the brunt of Israel's offensive," Karakashian, the DCI official, says.
"To be honest, we have never seen it this bad for children."
Wounded being brought in to Shifa Hospital
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported that eight bodies have arrived at Shifa Hospital from the al-Qisas family, four of them children, around 5 pm on Monday July 21st. Medical staff are working to identify the names of all of those killed.
So far, six have been identified:
1. Yasmin al-Qisas
2. Lamia Eyad al-Qisas
3. Nismaa Eyad al-Qisas
4. Arwa al-Qisas
5. Aya Yassr al-Qisas
6. Aisha’ Yassr al-Qisas
Three members of the Siyam family were also killed in an airstrike in Gaza City Monday afternoon. They were identified as:
7. Aliya Siyam
8. Fayza Sabr Siyam
9. Samia Siyam
In the eastern part of Deir al-Balah, an Israeli airstrike killed:
10. Fadi ‘Azmi Buryam
11. Ayman Salaam Buryam
12. Salaam Abdul-Majeed Buryam
East of Khan Younis, Israeli shelling Saturday afternoon killed five and severely wounded three. Three of those killed were identified as:
13. Karim Ibrahim ‘Atiya Barham, 25
14. Nidal Ali Daka’, 26
15. Nidal Jamaa’ Abu ‘Asy, 43
Medical staff are still working to identify the other two people who were killed in the attack on Khan Younis.
An airstrike on a home in Rafah on Friday late afternoon killed a woman and seriously wounded a second person. The woman killed was identified as:
16. Fatima Ahmad al-Arja
Medical sources report three bodies brought to the hospital in Rafah after Israeli airstrikes, but the identities of the other two have not yet been confirmed.
In Jabalia, a Palestinian was killed in heavy Israeli shelling of the town. He was identified as:
17. Atiya Yusef Dardouna, 26
Unconfirmed reports at 8:50 pm in Gaza City of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, with five people buried in the rubble, presumed killed, and at least 35 injured. The building is located next to Al Israa' Tower in Gaza City.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported that eight bodies have arrived at Shifa Hospital from the al-Qisas family, four of them children, around 5 pm on Monday July 21st. Medical staff are working to identify the names of all of those killed.
So far, six have been identified:
1. Yasmin al-Qisas
2. Lamia Eyad al-Qisas
3. Nismaa Eyad al-Qisas
4. Arwa al-Qisas
5. Aya Yassr al-Qisas
6. Aisha’ Yassr al-Qisas
Three members of the Siyam family were also killed in an airstrike in Gaza City Monday afternoon. They were identified as:
7. Aliya Siyam
8. Fayza Sabr Siyam
9. Samia Siyam
In the eastern part of Deir al-Balah, an Israeli airstrike killed:
10. Fadi ‘Azmi Buryam
11. Ayman Salaam Buryam
12. Salaam Abdul-Majeed Buryam
East of Khan Younis, Israeli shelling Saturday afternoon killed five and severely wounded three. Three of those killed were identified as:
13. Karim Ibrahim ‘Atiya Barham, 25
14. Nidal Ali Daka’, 26
15. Nidal Jamaa’ Abu ‘Asy, 43
Medical staff are still working to identify the other two people who were killed in the attack on Khan Younis.
An airstrike on a home in Rafah on Friday late afternoon killed a woman and seriously wounded a second person. The woman killed was identified as:
16. Fatima Ahmad al-Arja
Medical sources report three bodies brought to the hospital in Rafah after Israeli airstrikes, but the identities of the other two have not yet been confirmed.
In Jabalia, a Palestinian was killed in heavy Israeli shelling of the town. He was identified as:
17. Atiya Yusef Dardouna, 26
Unconfirmed reports at 8:50 pm in Gaza City of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, with five people buried in the rubble, presumed killed, and at least 35 injured. The building is located next to Al Israa' Tower in Gaza City.
Israeli forces continued airstrikes and artillery assaults on the Gaza Strip Monday for the 14th day, killing dozens of people including many from the same families, medics said.
The latest strikes killed nine family members and injured four in Gaza City.
The nine are from the al-Qassas family. They died after Israeli shells targeted their house. Four of them were identified as Aya Yasser al-Qassas, Aisha Yasser al-Qassas, Nisma Iyad al-Qassas and Lamya Iyad al-Qassas.
Before that, Israeli airstrikes killed eight people in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. They were not immediately identified.
Three more Palestinians were killed in the Shujaiyya area of Gaza City. They were identified as Youssef Hamdiyeh, Mutaz Hamdiyeh and Ahed Hamdiyeh.
Also, an Israeli airstrike on a Deir al-Balah hospital killed four people and injured dozens.
In Khan Younis, an airstrike killed two Palestinians. They were identified as Mujahid al-Aqqad and Muhammad al-Zeini.
Other attacks in Gaza City killed five members of the al-Yaziji family, including Yasmin Nayif al-Yaziji, Mayar Nayif al-Yaziji, two, Wajdi al-Yaziji, Safinaz al-Yaziji, and Anas al-Yaziji, five.
In Khan Younis, Karam Ibrahim Atiyeh Barham, 25, Nidal Ali Abu Daqqa, 26, Nidal Jumaa Asi, 43, and Muhammad Mahmoud al-Mughrabi, 24, were killed in an airstrike, and Mahran Kamil Jundiya, Majdi Mahmoud al-Yaziji, 56, and Samih al-Ghalban were killed in eastern Gaza City.
Three others were killed in ongoing fighting in the besieged Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed 11 members of the Siyam family in Rafah, including an eight-month old baby and two other children.
Sumud Nasser Siyam, 26, Muhammad Mahrous Salam Siyam, 25, Badir Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 25, Ahmad Ayman Mahrous Siyam, 17, Mustafa Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 12, Ghayda Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 8, Sherin Muhammad Salam Siyam, 32, Dalal Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 8 months, and Kamal Mahrous Salamah Siyam, 27, were pulled from the rubble.
In Khan Younis, at least 26 members of the Abu Jami family were killed by Israeli shelling, after more bodies were pulled from the rubble.
Earlier, medics identified 13 victims as Jawdat Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 24, Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 5, Hayfa Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 9, Yasmin Ahmad Salamah Abu Jami, 25, Suheila Bassam Abu Jami, Shahinaz Walid Muhammad Abu Jami, one-year-old, Rayan Abu Jami, 9, an elderly woman Fatima Abu Jami, Rozan Abu Jami, 14, and Ahmad Salhoub, 34, a next door neighbor.
Bilal Abu Daqqa and Abdul-Rahman al-Qarra were killed in an airstrike on the al-Mughrabi family home east of Khan Younis, while the body of Mahmoud al-Nakhala was pulled out from underneath rubble in Gaza City.
Two more bodies were pulled form the rubble in the Shujaiyeh neighborhood, while one person was killed in al-Nuseirat, fisherman Raed Bardawil in Rafah, Zakariya Masoud al-Ashqar, 24, and Raed Issam Dawood, 33, in Zaytoun, and Kamal Talal Hasan al-Masri, 22, in Beit Hanoun.
Diplomatic push
Gaza's emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said many of the more than 150 Palestinians killed on Sunday -- the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza in years -- were women and children.
The Security Council held urgent talks on the conflict, expressing "serious concern about the growing numbers of casualties."
"The members of the Security Council call for an immediate cessation of hostilities," said Rwandan ambassador Eugene Richard Gasana, whose country chairs the 15-member council.
Late Sunday, the armed wing of Hamas claimed it had kidnapped an Israeli soldier, prompting celebrations in the streets of Gaza City and West Bank towns.
"The Israeli soldier Shaul Aaron is in the hands of the Qassam Brigades," a spokesman using the nom de guerre Abu Obeida said in a televised address.
Israel's UN ambassador Ron Prosor denied a soldier had been kidnapped, saying: "Those rumors are untrue."
However a spokeswoman for the Israeli military said they were investigating the claim.
During the Security Council talks, Palestinian envoy Ryad Mansour called for decisive steps to end the violence, and voiced frustration with what he termed the world body's failure to take a strong stand.
"The Council failed again and again to shoulder its responsibility," Mansour told reporters.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was also in Doha where he urged Israel to "exercise maximum restraint".
"Too many innocent people are dying ... (and) living in constant fear," he told a news conference in Doha.
So far, ceasefire proposals have been rejected by Hamas which has pressed on with its own attacks.
The Doctors Without Borders charity urged Israel to "stop bombing civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip", noting the majority of the injured arriving in the al-Shifa hospital were women and children.
The latest strikes killed nine family members and injured four in Gaza City.
The nine are from the al-Qassas family. They died after Israeli shells targeted their house. Four of them were identified as Aya Yasser al-Qassas, Aisha Yasser al-Qassas, Nisma Iyad al-Qassas and Lamya Iyad al-Qassas.
Before that, Israeli airstrikes killed eight people in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. They were not immediately identified.
Three more Palestinians were killed in the Shujaiyya area of Gaza City. They were identified as Youssef Hamdiyeh, Mutaz Hamdiyeh and Ahed Hamdiyeh.
Also, an Israeli airstrike on a Deir al-Balah hospital killed four people and injured dozens.
In Khan Younis, an airstrike killed two Palestinians. They were identified as Mujahid al-Aqqad and Muhammad al-Zeini.
Other attacks in Gaza City killed five members of the al-Yaziji family, including Yasmin Nayif al-Yaziji, Mayar Nayif al-Yaziji, two, Wajdi al-Yaziji, Safinaz al-Yaziji, and Anas al-Yaziji, five.
In Khan Younis, Karam Ibrahim Atiyeh Barham, 25, Nidal Ali Abu Daqqa, 26, Nidal Jumaa Asi, 43, and Muhammad Mahmoud al-Mughrabi, 24, were killed in an airstrike, and Mahran Kamil Jundiya, Majdi Mahmoud al-Yaziji, 56, and Samih al-Ghalban were killed in eastern Gaza City.
Three others were killed in ongoing fighting in the besieged Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed 11 members of the Siyam family in Rafah, including an eight-month old baby and two other children.
Sumud Nasser Siyam, 26, Muhammad Mahrous Salam Siyam, 25, Badir Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 25, Ahmad Ayman Mahrous Siyam, 17, Mustafa Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 12, Ghayda Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 8, Sherin Muhammad Salam Siyam, 32, Dalal Nabil Mahrous Siyam, 8 months, and Kamal Mahrous Salamah Siyam, 27, were pulled from the rubble.
In Khan Younis, at least 26 members of the Abu Jami family were killed by Israeli shelling, after more bodies were pulled from the rubble.
Earlier, medics identified 13 victims as Jawdat Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 24, Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 5, Hayfa Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jami, 9, Yasmin Ahmad Salamah Abu Jami, 25, Suheila Bassam Abu Jami, Shahinaz Walid Muhammad Abu Jami, one-year-old, Rayan Abu Jami, 9, an elderly woman Fatima Abu Jami, Rozan Abu Jami, 14, and Ahmad Salhoub, 34, a next door neighbor.
Bilal Abu Daqqa and Abdul-Rahman al-Qarra were killed in an airstrike on the al-Mughrabi family home east of Khan Younis, while the body of Mahmoud al-Nakhala was pulled out from underneath rubble in Gaza City.
Two more bodies were pulled form the rubble in the Shujaiyeh neighborhood, while one person was killed in al-Nuseirat, fisherman Raed Bardawil in Rafah, Zakariya Masoud al-Ashqar, 24, and Raed Issam Dawood, 33, in Zaytoun, and Kamal Talal Hasan al-Masri, 22, in Beit Hanoun.
Diplomatic push
Gaza's emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said many of the more than 150 Palestinians killed on Sunday -- the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza in years -- were women and children.
The Security Council held urgent talks on the conflict, expressing "serious concern about the growing numbers of casualties."
"The members of the Security Council call for an immediate cessation of hostilities," said Rwandan ambassador Eugene Richard Gasana, whose country chairs the 15-member council.
Late Sunday, the armed wing of Hamas claimed it had kidnapped an Israeli soldier, prompting celebrations in the streets of Gaza City and West Bank towns.
"The Israeli soldier Shaul Aaron is in the hands of the Qassam Brigades," a spokesman using the nom de guerre Abu Obeida said in a televised address.
Israel's UN ambassador Ron Prosor denied a soldier had been kidnapped, saying: "Those rumors are untrue."
However a spokeswoman for the Israeli military said they were investigating the claim.
During the Security Council talks, Palestinian envoy Ryad Mansour called for decisive steps to end the violence, and voiced frustration with what he termed the world body's failure to take a strong stand.
"The Council failed again and again to shoulder its responsibility," Mansour told reporters.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was also in Doha where he urged Israel to "exercise maximum restraint".
"Too many innocent people are dying ... (and) living in constant fear," he told a news conference in Doha.
So far, ceasefire proposals have been rejected by Hamas which has pressed on with its own attacks.
The Doctors Without Borders charity urged Israel to "stop bombing civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip", noting the majority of the injured arriving in the al-Shifa hospital were women and children.
9 family members killed, 4 injured in Gaza City attack
Israeli forces killed nine people from the same family in Gaza City on Monday, medics said.
The nine are from the al-Qassas family. They died after Israeli shells targeted their house.
Four of them were identified as Aya Yasser al-Qassas, Aisha Yasser al-Qassas, Nisma Iyad al-Qassas and Lamya Iyad al-Qassas.
Israeli forces killed nine people from the same family in Gaza City on Monday, medics said.
The nine are from the al-Qassas family. They died after Israeli shells targeted their house.
Four of them were identified as Aya Yasser al-Qassas, Aisha Yasser al-Qassas, Nisma Iyad al-Qassas and Lamya Iyad al-Qassas.
8 killed in al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City
An Israeli airstrike killed eight people in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City on Monday, medics said.
They were not immediately identified.
An Israeli airstrike killed eight people in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City on Monday, medics said.
They were not immediately identified.
Three more Palestinians were killed in the Shujaiyya area of Gaza City on Monday, medics said.
They were identified as Youssef Hamdiyeh, Mutaz Hamdiyeh and Ahed Hamdiyeh.
They were identified as Youssef Hamdiyeh, Mutaz Hamdiyeh and Ahed Hamdiyeh.
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