9 july 2014
In Gaza's stifling midday heat, grieving relatives of a family killed in an Israeli airstrike sit outside a mosque, weary from their Ramadan fast and nervously anticipating the next deadly blast.
The mourners, most of them men, have come to bury six members of the Hamad family, including a teenager and two women, killed when a missile slammed into their home in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun.
The air strike came around midnight, just as Hafez Hamad, a senior Islamic Jihad commander, was returning home, relatives say.
He was killed along with two male relatives, two women including his wife, as well as his 16-year-old niece.
"They were a whole family, they were respected people here," says 21-year-old Mohammed Hammad, a family member.
"Now there's only the grandfather and one of his sons left."
A mourner fires several shots into the air as the bodies are brought out of the mosque on stretchers, smelling of perfume after the embalming ritual.
Local youths jostle for space around a small truck as the bodies, one wrapped in a Palestinian flag, are loaded into the back.
Mourners wave flags of various Palestinian factions, including the green of Hamas, the black of Islamic Jihad and the yellow of Fatah.
The procession shuffles along slowly to a cemetery several kilometers down the road, a loudspeaker belting out eulogies to the dead.
'Four-minute warning'
Another family member relates how Israel had fired a warning shot shortly before the air strike, sending most occupants of the building fleeing in terror.
Several minutes after the warning, a missile flattened the building.
"They fired a light warning strike which hit the roof causing limited damage, then four minutes later they fired the second," Khaldun Hammad tells AFP.
"There were three families living in the house, some 30 people, and only one wanted man. But the Israelis bombed the whole thing anyway," he says.
All that remains of the building is a huge crater in the ground, half filled with rubble, twisted metal plates and shredded furniture.
Uprooted palm and olive trees litter the ground, strewn among the debris.
"Four minutes isn't even enough time to gather your basic belongings," says Mohammed Hammad.
A short distance away, ambulances pull up every few minutes at a small, crowded hospital.
Hospital staff and police try to console the wailing relatives of a man with a severe head injury, and a four-year-old girl looks uncomfortably away as a nurse treats her wounded hand.
"We've had three dead here today," says one worker, declining to show the bodies.
As another ambulance arrives, two massive bangs shake the area, and a plume of smoke rises into the sky a few hundred meters away.
The mourners, most of them men, have come to bury six members of the Hamad family, including a teenager and two women, killed when a missile slammed into their home in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun.
The air strike came around midnight, just as Hafez Hamad, a senior Islamic Jihad commander, was returning home, relatives say.
He was killed along with two male relatives, two women including his wife, as well as his 16-year-old niece.
"They were a whole family, they were respected people here," says 21-year-old Mohammed Hammad, a family member.
"Now there's only the grandfather and one of his sons left."
A mourner fires several shots into the air as the bodies are brought out of the mosque on stretchers, smelling of perfume after the embalming ritual.
Local youths jostle for space around a small truck as the bodies, one wrapped in a Palestinian flag, are loaded into the back.
Mourners wave flags of various Palestinian factions, including the green of Hamas, the black of Islamic Jihad and the yellow of Fatah.
The procession shuffles along slowly to a cemetery several kilometers down the road, a loudspeaker belting out eulogies to the dead.
'Four-minute warning'
Another family member relates how Israel had fired a warning shot shortly before the air strike, sending most occupants of the building fleeing in terror.
Several minutes after the warning, a missile flattened the building.
"They fired a light warning strike which hit the roof causing limited damage, then four minutes later they fired the second," Khaldun Hammad tells AFP.
"There were three families living in the house, some 30 people, and only one wanted man. But the Israelis bombed the whole thing anyway," he says.
All that remains of the building is a huge crater in the ground, half filled with rubble, twisted metal plates and shredded furniture.
Uprooted palm and olive trees litter the ground, strewn among the debris.
"Four minutes isn't even enough time to gather your basic belongings," says Mohammed Hammad.
A short distance away, ambulances pull up every few minutes at a small, crowded hospital.
Hospital staff and police try to console the wailing relatives of a man with a severe head injury, and a four-year-old girl looks uncomfortably away as a nurse treats her wounded hand.
"We've had three dead here today," says one worker, declining to show the bodies.
As another ambulance arrives, two massive bangs shake the area, and a plume of smoke rises into the sky a few hundred meters away.
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Two Palestinians were killed and one seriously wounded in an Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza Wednesday evening, bringing the total death toll in Gaza to 51, medical officials said.
An Israeli airstrike struck the Hamad family home in Beit Hanoun, killing Hani Saleh Hamad , 57, and Ibrahim Hamad, 20. Five members of the same family were killed late Tuesday as Israeli warplanes bombed the home of senior Islamic Jihad militant Hafiz Hamad in the same area. Another airstrike in Rafah killed an elderly Palestinian woman and injured eight others. |
The latest airstrikes bring the total death toll in Gaza to 52, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Over 450 Palestinians have been injured in the attacks.
Six women and nine children were among 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, medics said.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed a family of three, with another two children still reported missing under the rubble.
Amjad Hamdan, 23, was also killed in an airstrike outside of his home in Beit Hanoun. He is allegedly a member of Islamic Jihad's military wing.
Earlier, twelve Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beit Hanoun, Gaza City, al-Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Mughraqa village, and Beit Lahiya.
Two long-range rockets fired crashed into the sea off the northern port city of Haifa Wednesday, Israeli media reported, in an attack claimed by Hamas fighters.
Haifa lies 165 kilometers north of Gaza and, if confirmed, it would be the furthest a rocket fired from there has ever traveled.
Public radio said one struck near the seaside resort of Caesarea and another in the Carmel Beach region, both south of Haifa.
President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Six women and nine children were among 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, medics said.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed a family of three, with another two children still reported missing under the rubble.
Amjad Hamdan, 23, was also killed in an airstrike outside of his home in Beit Hanoun. He is allegedly a member of Islamic Jihad's military wing.
Earlier, twelve Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beit Hanoun, Gaza City, al-Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Mughraqa village, and Beit Lahiya.
Two long-range rockets fired crashed into the sea off the northern port city of Haifa Wednesday, Israeli media reported, in an attack claimed by Hamas fighters.
Haifa lies 165 kilometers north of Gaza and, if confirmed, it would be the furthest a rocket fired from there has ever traveled.
Public radio said one struck near the seaside resort of Caesarea and another in the Carmel Beach region, both south of Haifa.
President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Two Palestinian mothers and their little children, along with a number of Palestinian civilians, were killed in a barrage of Israeli air raids that rocked civilians’ homes in al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis, and al-Breij refugee camp in central Gaza. Palestinian medics told the PIC correspondent that Palestinian lady Amal Youssef Abd al-Ghafour, 33, and her one-year-old baby Ranin Jawdat Abd al-Ghafour were killed in the strike while the father, along with another women, were left severely wounded in the process.
Meanwhile 5 Palestinian homes, at least, have been reduced to rubble in the area.
In a related event Wednesday afternoon, 3 Palestinian citizens, all members of the Nawasra family, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit civilians’ homes in al-Breij refugee camp.
Ashraf al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, said the casualties were a Palestinian mother and her two children, whose body remains were taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Gaza.
He added that the father Khalaf al-Nawasra, 29, and Meriam al-Nawasra, 83, sustained severe wounds while two more citizens have been missing so far.
Meanwhile 5 Palestinian homes, at least, have been reduced to rubble in the area.
In a related event Wednesday afternoon, 3 Palestinian citizens, all members of the Nawasra family, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit civilians’ homes in al-Breij refugee camp.
Ashraf al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, said the casualties were a Palestinian mother and her two children, whose body remains were taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Gaza.
He added that the father Khalaf al-Nawasra, 29, and Meriam al-Nawasra, 83, sustained severe wounds while two more citizens have been missing so far.
Palestinian relatives and friends of the al-Kaware family carry the seven bodies to the mosque during their funeral in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, on July 9, 2014
President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza during its military campaign which has so far killed 43 Palestinians.
"It's genocide -- the killing of entire families is genocide by Israel against our Palestinian people," he told a crisis meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
"What's happening now is a war against the Palestinian people as a whole and not against the (militant) factions.
"We know that Israel is not defending itself, it is defending settlements, its main project," said Abbas.
"We are moving in several ways to stop the Israeli aggression and spilling of Palestinian blood, including talking to Egyptian President (Abdel Fattah) al-Sisi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon."
Egypt on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas in Gaza to halt their spiraling conflict but played down hopes of a Cairo-mediated truce.
"There is no mediation, in the common sense of the word," said Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty.
"Egyptian diplomatic efforts are aimed at immediately stopping Israeli aggression and ending all mutual violence. (Egyptian) contacts have not yet achieved a result."
Wednesday was the second day of Israel's Operation Protective Edge.
Israel warplanes have so far hit 550 targets in Gaza, and Hamas fighters have hit back with 165 rockets, some of which struck Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and as far away as Hadera, 116 kilometers to the north of the coastal enclave.
President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza during its military campaign which has so far killed 43 Palestinians.
"It's genocide -- the killing of entire families is genocide by Israel against our Palestinian people," he told a crisis meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
"What's happening now is a war against the Palestinian people as a whole and not against the (militant) factions.
"We know that Israel is not defending itself, it is defending settlements, its main project," said Abbas.
"We are moving in several ways to stop the Israeli aggression and spilling of Palestinian blood, including talking to Egyptian President (Abdel Fattah) al-Sisi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon."
Egypt on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas in Gaza to halt their spiraling conflict but played down hopes of a Cairo-mediated truce.
"There is no mediation, in the common sense of the word," said Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty.
"Egyptian diplomatic efforts are aimed at immediately stopping Israeli aggression and ending all mutual violence. (Egyptian) contacts have not yet achieved a result."
Wednesday was the second day of Israel's Operation Protective Edge.
Israel warplanes have so far hit 550 targets in Gaza, and Hamas fighters have hit back with 165 rockets, some of which struck Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and as far away as Hadera, 116 kilometers to the north of the coastal enclave.
Mohammed Malaka 2
Iran's foreign ministry condemned Wednesday the Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, calling on the West to urge the Jewish state to prevent a "human catastrophe." The remarks by Iran, traditional ally of Palestinian militant group Hamas, came after Israeli warplanes pounded targets in Gaza as part of a major campaign to halt rocket fire from the enclave.
"We are, unfortunately, witnessing the escalation of savage aggression by the Zionists in recent days against the innocent and defenseless people of Palestine," ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said in her weekly briefing with reporters.
Iran calls on "Western countries and supporters of the Zionist regime (to) take firm a stance and prevent a human catastrophe and stop the attacks," she added, while questioning an "unrealistic excuse of the kidnapping of three Zionist settlers."
Since the start of Israeli-dubbed Operation Protective Edge late Monday, 44 protected Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, and 300 injured.
Iran's foreign ministry condemned Wednesday the Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, calling on the West to urge the Jewish state to prevent a "human catastrophe." The remarks by Iran, traditional ally of Palestinian militant group Hamas, came after Israeli warplanes pounded targets in Gaza as part of a major campaign to halt rocket fire from the enclave.
"We are, unfortunately, witnessing the escalation of savage aggression by the Zionists in recent days against the innocent and defenseless people of Palestine," ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said in her weekly briefing with reporters.
Iran calls on "Western countries and supporters of the Zionist regime (to) take firm a stance and prevent a human catastrophe and stop the attacks," she added, while questioning an "unrealistic excuse of the kidnapping of three Zionist settlers."
Since the start of Israeli-dubbed Operation Protective Edge late Monday, 44 protected Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, and 300 injured.
44 Palestinian citizens were killed and nearly 300 injured in the Israeli air strikes against Gaza since Monday. Media sources reported that the old woman Amna Frajallah,80, was killed in Israeli air strike against Moghraqa area north of Nuzirate camp.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health reported the killing of Rafeeq Kafranh,26. After Israeli war planes targeted his motorcycle north of Gaza.
On Tuesday evening six Palestinian of the same family were killed when the Israeli war planes hit their home while they were inside. They were identified as Hafiz Mohammed Hamad, 30, Ibrahim Mamedhmed, 26, Mahdi Mohammed Hamad, 46, Fawzia Khalil Hamad, 62, Mehdi Hamad, 16, and Suha Hamad 25.
Earlier, eight Palestinians were killed , including an eight-year-old child, Siraj Iyad Abdulal, and 25 were severely injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the southern Gaza Strip, a health official said.
A missile slammed into the house in Khan Younis after people reportedly formed a human shield to protect it, killing seven people, including two children.
Witnesses said an Israeli drone fired a warning flare, prompting relatives and neighbors to gather at the house as a human shield and that, shortly afterwards, an F-16 warplane fired a missile that leveled the building. The house belonged to the al-Kaware family.
In Nusirate camp, Mohmmed abu Sha'ban,24, Amjad abu Sha;ban,30, Khader Abu Jabl and Rashad Yasin were killed in Israeli air strike on their car.
Suliam abu Swawaeen, 30, was killed and another critically injured in Israeli bombing in Abu Ajeen area, while Ahmed MAhdi,16 was killed in Israeli bombing to Sheikh Radwan area in Gaza city.
Ahmad Moussa Habib, 48, and Ahmad Ahed Habib, 19, were killed after an airstrike targeted a tuk-tuk vehicle in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood in Gaza City, medics said.
Fakhri Saleh Ajjouri was reported killed after an airstrike targeted a motorcycle near Abraj al-Sheikh Zayed in the northern Gaza Strip.
Eight Palestinians were killed and 17 were injured on Monday the first day oif Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health reported the killing of Rafeeq Kafranh,26. After Israeli war planes targeted his motorcycle north of Gaza.
On Tuesday evening six Palestinian of the same family were killed when the Israeli war planes hit their home while they were inside. They were identified as Hafiz Mohammed Hamad, 30, Ibrahim Mamedhmed, 26, Mahdi Mohammed Hamad, 46, Fawzia Khalil Hamad, 62, Mehdi Hamad, 16, and Suha Hamad 25.
Earlier, eight Palestinians were killed , including an eight-year-old child, Siraj Iyad Abdulal, and 25 were severely injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the southern Gaza Strip, a health official said.
A missile slammed into the house in Khan Younis after people reportedly formed a human shield to protect it, killing seven people, including two children.
Witnesses said an Israeli drone fired a warning flare, prompting relatives and neighbors to gather at the house as a human shield and that, shortly afterwards, an F-16 warplane fired a missile that leveled the building. The house belonged to the al-Kaware family.
In Nusirate camp, Mohmmed abu Sha'ban,24, Amjad abu Sha;ban,30, Khader Abu Jabl and Rashad Yasin were killed in Israeli air strike on their car.
Suliam abu Swawaeen, 30, was killed and another critically injured in Israeli bombing in Abu Ajeen area, while Ahmed MAhdi,16 was killed in Israeli bombing to Sheikh Radwan area in Gaza city.
Ahmad Moussa Habib, 48, and Ahmad Ahed Habib, 19, were killed after an airstrike targeted a tuk-tuk vehicle in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood in Gaza City, medics said.
Fakhri Saleh Ajjouri was reported killed after an airstrike targeted a motorcycle near Abraj al-Sheikh Zayed in the northern Gaza Strip.
Eight Palestinians were killed and 17 were injured on Monday the first day oif Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip.
Mohammad (4) Nidal (under 2) Sumoud (24) Khalaf (29) Mariam (83) al-Nawasrah
An Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed a family of three on Wednesday, with another two children reported missing, as the death toll from Israel's assault on Gaza reaches 38.
Muhammad Khalaf al-Nawasrah, 4, toddler Nidal Khalaf al-Nawasrah, and their mother Sumud al-Nawasrah were killed when an Israeli missile hit their home in central Gaza.
Two other children are reported missing, with their bodies believed to be buried under rubble.
Earlier, twelve Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
An airstrike in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip killed 40-year-old Sahar Hamdan al-Masri and her teenage son 14-year-old Ibrahim.
Shortly before that, an Israeli airstrike killed 22-year-old Muhammad Khalid al-Nimrah in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, Muhammad Malaka, one-and-a-half, and his 27-year-old mother Aminah Malak were killed along with a young man, Hatim Abu Salim, by an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier, Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza killed three people, among them an elderly woman, a health ministry spokesman said.
Ashraf al-Qidra said 60-year-old Abd al-Nasser Abu Kweik and his 31-year-old son Khaled were killed in a strike on Nuseirat refugee camp.
Additionally, an airstrike hit al-Mughraqa village in central Gaza, killing 80-year-old Nayfa Farajallah.
Before that, a Palestinian man was killed and another was injured by an Israeli airstrike on a motorcycle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Al-Qidra said 30-year-old Rafiq al-Kafarna was killed as Israeli warplanes targeted his motorcycle in Beit Lahiya.
Another man sustained critical injuries and was taken to Kamal Udwan Hospital, al-Qidra said.
An Israeli army statement said earlier that the air force carried out strikes on some 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight.
Israeli airstrikes killed 24 Palestinians, most of them civilians, on Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its air campaign on Gaza "Operation Protective Edge," saying the offensive comes in response to heavy rocket fire from Gaza's militant groups.
An Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed a family of three on Wednesday, with another two children reported missing, as the death toll from Israel's assault on Gaza reaches 38.
Muhammad Khalaf al-Nawasrah, 4, toddler Nidal Khalaf al-Nawasrah, and their mother Sumud al-Nawasrah were killed when an Israeli missile hit their home in central Gaza.
Two other children are reported missing, with their bodies believed to be buried under rubble.
Earlier, twelve Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
An airstrike in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip killed 40-year-old Sahar Hamdan al-Masri and her teenage son 14-year-old Ibrahim.
Shortly before that, an Israeli airstrike killed 22-year-old Muhammad Khalid al-Nimrah in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, Muhammad Malaka, one-and-a-half, and his 27-year-old mother Aminah Malak were killed along with a young man, Hatim Abu Salim, by an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier, Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza killed three people, among them an elderly woman, a health ministry spokesman said.
Ashraf al-Qidra said 60-year-old Abd al-Nasser Abu Kweik and his 31-year-old son Khaled were killed in a strike on Nuseirat refugee camp.
Additionally, an airstrike hit al-Mughraqa village in central Gaza, killing 80-year-old Nayfa Farajallah.
Before that, a Palestinian man was killed and another was injured by an Israeli airstrike on a motorcycle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Al-Qidra said 30-year-old Rafiq al-Kafarna was killed as Israeli warplanes targeted his motorcycle in Beit Lahiya.
Another man sustained critical injuries and was taken to Kamal Udwan Hospital, al-Qidra said.
An Israeli army statement said earlier that the air force carried out strikes on some 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight.
Israeli airstrikes killed 24 Palestinians, most of them civilians, on Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its air campaign on Gaza "Operation Protective Edge," saying the offensive comes in response to heavy rocket fire from Gaza's militant groups.
Relatives of Killed Palestinian Hatem Abu Salem, 28, arrive at the al-shifa hospital in Gaza City, following an Israeli air strike, on July 9, 2014
The Gaza health ministry has released the names and ages of 35 Palestinians killed so far in the besieged strip since Israel began its relentless assault early Tuesday. Among those killed, 10 were aged 16 or younger. The youngest victim, 18-month-old Mohammed Malakiyeh, was killed along with his 27-year-old mother. The oldest victim, 80-year-old Naifeh Farjallah, was killed in an air strike on the town of Moghraqa, southwest of Gaza City.
The single deadliest strike killed eight people Tuesday in southern Gaza when Israel bombed the Hamad family home.
Al-Akhbar will update the list as new information is released.
Tuesday, July 8:
1. Mohammed Sha’aban, 24, was killed in a bombing of his car in Gaza City.
2. Ahmad Sha’aban, 30, died in the same bombing.
3. Khadir al-Bashiliki, 45, died in the same bombing.
4. Rashad Yaseen, 27, was killed in a bombing of the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
5. Riad Mohammed Kawareh, 50, was killed in a bombing of his family’s home in Khan Younis.
6. Seraj Ayad Abed al-A’al, 8, was wounded in the same bombing and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday evening.
7. Mohammed Ayman Ashour, 15, died in the same bombing.
8. Bakr Mohammed Joudah, 22, died in the same bombing.
9. Ammar Mohammed Joudah, 26, died in the same bombing.
10. Hussein Yousef Kawareh, 13, died in the same bombing.
11. Mohammed Ibrahim Kawareh, 50, died in the same bombing.
12. Bassim Salim Kawareh, 10, died in the same bombing.
13. Mousa Habib, 16, from Gaza City’s al-Shujaiyah neighborhood, was killed along with his 22-year old cousin while the pair were riding a motorcycle.
14. Mohammed Habib, 22, was killed with Mousa Habib.
15. Sakr Aysh al-Ajouri, 22, was killed in an attack on Jabaliyah, in northern Gaza.
16. Ahmad Na’el Mehdi, 16, from Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, was killed in a bombing that wounded two of his friends.
17. Hafiz Mohammed Hamad, 30, an Islamic Jihad commander, was killed in the bombing of his home in Beit Hanoun, along with five of his family members.
18. Ibrahim Mohammed Hamad, 26, died in the same bombing.
19. Mehdi Mohammed Hamad, 46, died in the same bombing.
20. Fawzia Khalil Hamad, 62, died in the same bombing.
21. Dunia Mehdi Hamad, 16, died in the same bombing.
22. Suha Hamad, 25, died in the same bombing.
23. Suleiman Salman Abu Soaween, 22
Wednesday, July 9:
24. Abdelhadi Jamaat al-Sufi, 24, was killed in a bombing near the Rafah crossing.
25. Naifeh Farjallah, 80, was killed in an airstrike on the town of Moghraqa, southwest of Gaza City.
26. Abdelnasser Abu Kweek, 60, was killed in the bombing of Gaza’s central governorate along with his son.
27. Khaled Abu Kweek, 31, Abdelnasser Abu Kweek’s son, was killed in the same bombing.
28. Amir Areef, 13, died in a bombing in Sha’af.
29. Mohammed Malkiyeh, one and a half years old, died in a bombing along with his mother and a young man.
30. Amniyeh Malkiyeh, 27, Mohammed Malkiyeh’s mother, died in the same bombing.
31. Hatem Abu Salem, 28, died in the same bombing.
32. Mohammed Khaled al-Nimri, 22
33. Sahar Hamdan, 40, died in the bombing of her home in Beit Hanoun.
34. Ibrahim Masri, 14, Sahar Hamdan’s son, was killed in the same bombing.
35. Unknown
The Gaza health ministry has released the names and ages of 35 Palestinians killed so far in the besieged strip since Israel began its relentless assault early Tuesday. Among those killed, 10 were aged 16 or younger. The youngest victim, 18-month-old Mohammed Malakiyeh, was killed along with his 27-year-old mother. The oldest victim, 80-year-old Naifeh Farjallah, was killed in an air strike on the town of Moghraqa, southwest of Gaza City.
The single deadliest strike killed eight people Tuesday in southern Gaza when Israel bombed the Hamad family home.
Al-Akhbar will update the list as new information is released.
Tuesday, July 8:
1. Mohammed Sha’aban, 24, was killed in a bombing of his car in Gaza City.
2. Ahmad Sha’aban, 30, died in the same bombing.
3. Khadir al-Bashiliki, 45, died in the same bombing.
4. Rashad Yaseen, 27, was killed in a bombing of the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
5. Riad Mohammed Kawareh, 50, was killed in a bombing of his family’s home in Khan Younis.
6. Seraj Ayad Abed al-A’al, 8, was wounded in the same bombing and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday evening.
7. Mohammed Ayman Ashour, 15, died in the same bombing.
8. Bakr Mohammed Joudah, 22, died in the same bombing.
9. Ammar Mohammed Joudah, 26, died in the same bombing.
10. Hussein Yousef Kawareh, 13, died in the same bombing.
11. Mohammed Ibrahim Kawareh, 50, died in the same bombing.
12. Bassim Salim Kawareh, 10, died in the same bombing.
13. Mousa Habib, 16, from Gaza City’s al-Shujaiyah neighborhood, was killed along with his 22-year old cousin while the pair were riding a motorcycle.
14. Mohammed Habib, 22, was killed with Mousa Habib.
15. Sakr Aysh al-Ajouri, 22, was killed in an attack on Jabaliyah, in northern Gaza.
16. Ahmad Na’el Mehdi, 16, from Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, was killed in a bombing that wounded two of his friends.
17. Hafiz Mohammed Hamad, 30, an Islamic Jihad commander, was killed in the bombing of his home in Beit Hanoun, along with five of his family members.
18. Ibrahim Mohammed Hamad, 26, died in the same bombing.
19. Mehdi Mohammed Hamad, 46, died in the same bombing.
20. Fawzia Khalil Hamad, 62, died in the same bombing.
21. Dunia Mehdi Hamad, 16, died in the same bombing.
22. Suha Hamad, 25, died in the same bombing.
23. Suleiman Salman Abu Soaween, 22
Wednesday, July 9:
24. Abdelhadi Jamaat al-Sufi, 24, was killed in a bombing near the Rafah crossing.
25. Naifeh Farjallah, 80, was killed in an airstrike on the town of Moghraqa, southwest of Gaza City.
26. Abdelnasser Abu Kweek, 60, was killed in the bombing of Gaza’s central governorate along with his son.
27. Khaled Abu Kweek, 31, Abdelnasser Abu Kweek’s son, was killed in the same bombing.
28. Amir Areef, 13, died in a bombing in Sha’af.
29. Mohammed Malkiyeh, one and a half years old, died in a bombing along with his mother and a young man.
30. Amniyeh Malkiyeh, 27, Mohammed Malkiyeh’s mother, died in the same bombing.
31. Hatem Abu Salem, 28, died in the same bombing.
32. Mohammed Khaled al-Nimri, 22
33. Sahar Hamdan, 40, died in the bombing of her home in Beit Hanoun.
34. Ibrahim Masri, 14, Sahar Hamdan’s son, was killed in the same bombing.
35. Unknown
Pictures published in Maariv show the faces of Hamas leaders Israel is targeting in its latest offensive on Gaza
Airstrikes on Gaza will become more intense in the coming days, Israeli media quoted Israeli officials as saying Wednesday.
"We'll continue with strikes that will exact a very heavy price from Hamas," Israel's defense minister told army radio.
"We will continue to hit Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza Strip from the air, sea and ground to ensure the safety of Israel's citizens," Moshe Yaalon said, according to the Israeli news site Ynet.
Israeli news site Maariv quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying he had given the order to expand military operation and target Hamas leaders and other Palestinian factions.
Maariv also published pictures of the Hamas leaders targeted in this round of airstrikes.
The leaders were identified as former Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Yahiya Sannour, Muhammad Dayf, Raid al-Attar, Ruhi Mishtaha, and Marwan Issa.
Israel's military campaign on Gaza has killed 35 Palestinians, most of them civilians, since Tuesday. The offensive has also left over 300 injured so far.
Israel says the offensive -- which it has dubbed "Operation Protective Edge" -- comes in response to heavy rocket fire from Gaza.
Airstrikes on Gaza will become more intense in the coming days, Israeli media quoted Israeli officials as saying Wednesday.
"We'll continue with strikes that will exact a very heavy price from Hamas," Israel's defense minister told army radio.
"We will continue to hit Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza Strip from the air, sea and ground to ensure the safety of Israel's citizens," Moshe Yaalon said, according to the Israeli news site Ynet.
Israeli news site Maariv quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying he had given the order to expand military operation and target Hamas leaders and other Palestinian factions.
Maariv also published pictures of the Hamas leaders targeted in this round of airstrikes.
The leaders were identified as former Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Yahiya Sannour, Muhammad Dayf, Raid al-Attar, Ruhi Mishtaha, and Marwan Issa.
Israel's military campaign on Gaza has killed 35 Palestinians, most of them civilians, since Tuesday. The offensive has also left over 300 injured so far.
Israel says the offensive -- which it has dubbed "Operation Protective Edge" -- comes in response to heavy rocket fire from Gaza.
Israel's rocket warning system alerted residents of Zichron Yaacov of an incoming projectile Wednesday afternoon, in what would be the farthest-reaching attack from Gaza since the flareup began.
Zichron Yaacov, near Haifa, is 120 kilometers north of the Gaza Strip.
Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that three rockets hit an area north of Tel Aviv as well as Zichron Yaacov.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Earlier Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said fighters fired two M-75 missiles at Nevatim military airport in southern Israel at 6 a.m.
The airport is 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from Gaza City, the statement said.
It was the first time the al-Qassam Brigades had targeted the airport.
Four more M-75 missiles were fired at Tel Aviv at 8:35 a.m.
The group had announced earlier that it had fired two rockets at Tel Aviv at 1:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said its militants had fired 10 rockets at the Israeli town of Nir Oz.
The Ali Abu Mustafa Brigades of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said it fired 12 rockets and homemade projectiles at Israeli towns bordering Gaza.
A statement from Israel's army said that four rockets hit southern Israel overnight.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told Ma'an that two rockets fired at "central Israel" were intercepted Wednesday morning, while one landed in central Israel.
Three rockets were intercepted above Ashkelon in southern Israel, while four hit southern Israel.
The rockets caused no damages or injuries that the spokeswoman was aware of.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed 24 people on Tuesday, most of them civilians. Another Palestinian was killed in an airstrike early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its latest air offensive on the Gaza Strip "Operation Protective Edge," saying it comes in response to heavy rocket fire.
Zichron Yaacov, near Haifa, is 120 kilometers north of the Gaza Strip.
Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that three rockets hit an area north of Tel Aviv as well as Zichron Yaacov.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Earlier Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said fighters fired two M-75 missiles at Nevatim military airport in southern Israel at 6 a.m.
The airport is 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from Gaza City, the statement said.
It was the first time the al-Qassam Brigades had targeted the airport.
Four more M-75 missiles were fired at Tel Aviv at 8:35 a.m.
The group had announced earlier that it had fired two rockets at Tel Aviv at 1:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said its militants had fired 10 rockets at the Israeli town of Nir Oz.
The Ali Abu Mustafa Brigades of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said it fired 12 rockets and homemade projectiles at Israeli towns bordering Gaza.
A statement from Israel's army said that four rockets hit southern Israel overnight.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told Ma'an that two rockets fired at "central Israel" were intercepted Wednesday morning, while one landed in central Israel.
Three rockets were intercepted above Ashkelon in southern Israel, while four hit southern Israel.
The rockets caused no damages or injuries that the spokeswoman was aware of.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed 24 people on Tuesday, most of them civilians. Another Palestinian was killed in an airstrike early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its latest air offensive on the Gaza Strip "Operation Protective Edge," saying it comes in response to heavy rocket fire.
Twelve Palestinians were killed Wednesday in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since Monday to 35 and 300 injuries.
The most recent deadly airstrike was reported in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip killing 40-year-old woman Sahar Hamdan al-Masri and her teenage son 14-year-old Ibrahim. The two were killed after an Israeli missile hit their house.
Shortly before that, an Israeli airstrike killed 22-year-old Muhammad Khalid al-Nimrah in Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, year-and-a half-old Muhammad Malaka and his 27-year-old mother Aminah Malak were killed along with a young man Hatim Abu Salim by an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
The most recent deadly airstrike was reported in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip killing 40-year-old woman Sahar Hamdan al-Masri and her teenage son 14-year-old Ibrahim. The two were killed after an Israeli missile hit their house.
Shortly before that, an Israeli airstrike killed 22-year-old Muhammad Khalid al-Nimrah in Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, year-and-a half-old Muhammad Malaka and his 27-year-old mother Aminah Malak were killed along with a young man Hatim Abu Salim by an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Gaza health ministry now reporting 35 dead & more than 300 wounded https://twitter.com/press221/status/486823070347567104 …
Palestinian militants resumed rocket fire early Wednesday as Israeli airstrikes continued, statements from factional military wings said.
Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said fighters fired two M-75 missiles at Nevatim military airport in southern Israel at 6:00 a.m.
The airport is 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from Gaza City, the statement said.
It was the first time the al-Qassam Brigades had targeted the airport.
Four more M-75 missiles were fired at Tel Aviv at 8:35 a.m.
The group had announced earlier that it had fired two rockets at Tel Aviv at 1:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said its militants had fired 10 rockets at the Israeli town of Nir Oz.
The Ali Abu Mustafa Brigades of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said it fired 12 rockets and homemade projectiles at Israeli towns bordering Gaza.
A statement from Israel's army said that four rockets hit southern Israel overnight.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told Ma'an that two rockets fired at "central Israel" were intercepted Wednesday morning, while one landed in central Israel.
Three rockets were intercepted above Ashkelon in southern Israel, while four hit southern Israel.
The rockets caused no damages or injuries that the spokeswoman was aware of.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed 24 people on Tuesday, most of them civilians. Another Palestinian was killed in an airstrike early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its latest air offensive on the Gaza Strip "Operation Protective Edge," saying it comes in response to heavy rocket fire.
Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said fighters fired two M-75 missiles at Nevatim military airport in southern Israel at 6:00 a.m.
The airport is 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from Gaza City, the statement said.
It was the first time the al-Qassam Brigades had targeted the airport.
Four more M-75 missiles were fired at Tel Aviv at 8:35 a.m.
The group had announced earlier that it had fired two rockets at Tel Aviv at 1:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said its militants had fired 10 rockets at the Israeli town of Nir Oz.
The Ali Abu Mustafa Brigades of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said it fired 12 rockets and homemade projectiles at Israeli towns bordering Gaza.
A statement from Israel's army said that four rockets hit southern Israel overnight.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told Ma'an that two rockets fired at "central Israel" were intercepted Wednesday morning, while one landed in central Israel.
Three rockets were intercepted above Ashkelon in southern Israel, while four hit southern Israel.
The rockets caused no damages or injuries that the spokeswoman was aware of.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed 24 people on Tuesday, most of them civilians. Another Palestinian was killed in an airstrike early Wednesday.
Israel has dubbed its latest air offensive on the Gaza Strip "Operation Protective Edge," saying it comes in response to heavy rocket fire.
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