6 may 2019
PM: IDF struck more than 350 targets during latest round of fighting; defense source says Hamas and Islamic Jihad sought ceasefire after they understood 'the rules of the game had changed'
Israel's campaign against Palestinian terror groups in Gaza is not over, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, as a ceasefire, while not officially confirmed, appeared to take hold after almost three days of escalating violence between the Jewish state and the Hamas-run enclave.
"Over the last two days we struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad with great force," Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.
"We hit over 350 targets. We struck at terrorist leaders and operatives and we destroyed terrorist buildings," the statement said.
"The campaign is not over and it demands patience and sagacity. We are prepared to continue," he said. "The goal has been – and remains – ensuring quiet and security for the residents of the south. I send condolences to the families and best wishes for recovery to the wounded.”
The escalation began on Friday, when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by Gaza gunfire near the Gaza-Israel border. A retaliatory IAF strike killed two militants from the Hamas group that governs Gaza. Two other Palestinians protesting near the frontier were also killed by IDF forces.
By the time the fighting appeared to be over on Monday morning, four Israelis had been killed and more than 700 rockets and missiles were fired from Gaza.
Meanwhile, an Israeli security source said Monday that the Gaza organizations had sought a ceasefire out of fear over what Israel would do in the Strip.
"Hamas and Islamic Jihad understood very well that the rules of the game had changed," the source said. "Therefore, they stopped firing (rockets) on their own initiative after repeated requests for a ceasefire."
Kulanu Minister Eli Cohen, who is a member of the security cabinet, said Monday that Israel must remove Hamas' grip on Gaza.
"It is clear to us all that the next round (of fighting) will come," Cohen said. "Hamas is a terrorist organization and we should focus on ending its rule."
Cohen also said that ousting Hamas from Gaza would require military action and not diplomacy.
"We need to be ready at the start of the next round," he said, citing the use of targeted assassinations, which Israel employed for the first time since 2014.
"Those who think that we are heading for a diplomatic settlement have failed to understand the reality," Cohen said.
"We have to strike at the heads of Hamas, the heads of the snake. We expect a major battle, which is crucial for the residents of the south who are held hostage by Hamas and Jihad - and we will decide when that will be."
Israelis living near Gaza border angry about ceasefire
Residents feel ignored, that Eurovision set the agenda and government agreed to truce because it did not want rockets raining down during Independence Day holiday
There was anger and dismay on the Israeli side of the Gaza border on Monday after two days of rocket blasts and air-raid sirens that ended with a ceasefire.
The dawn deal restored general calm after a barrage of nearly 700 Hamas and Islamic Jihad rockets, the most serious outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants for months.
But the cessation was greeted with little enthusiasm in the Israeli cities, towns and villages where Israelis were fuming, as well as weary of having to run to shelters.
"In a month, in two weeks, in a month and a half, it will all happen again - we achieved nothing. I think Israel needs to strike them very, very hard so that they learn their lesson," said Haim Cohen, 69, a retired electrician from the coastal city of Ashdod 15 miles (25 km) north of the Gaza Strip.
Behind him, cleaners were sweeping shattered glass outside a house where an Israeli was killed by a Gaza rocket on Sunday when running for cover. He was one of four Israelis killed.
"I think that this is Netanyahu's failure. I regret convincing people top vote for him," said Baruch from Ashkelon. "What have we received? The bodies of our missing soldiers and captives? No. we got 700 rockets and frightened children… Gaza decides when to start a war and when to end it," he said, to nods of assent of his neighbors.
Mor, a resident of Netivot, expressed surprise that the Home Front Command allowed for children to return to school with so short notice. "We fled to the center of the country believing we would stay there for a few days. Suddenly this morning we saw the notice and began getting ready to leave for home. It isn’t right to open kindergartens with such short notice. The staff are not the usual staff that our kids are familiar with and its all one big emotional roller coaster for them," she complained.
Residents of Sderot, who are used to the situation more than others, also expressed bitterness at the way events unfolded. "I do not believe in this ceasefire. There is always hope but this isn’t our first time. We are living this reality for so many years, but the latest round was unusual even for us," said Shula, a local resident.
Speaking about the IDF airstrikes against Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "we hit them hard," before adding: "This his not yet over and patience and good judgement are necessary. We are preparing for the continuation. The goal was and remains to ensure quiet and security for residents of the South. I send my condolences to the families of those killed and well wishes to the injured."
A security official added that the terror groups were surprised by the force Israel applied and did not properly evaluate the Israeli reaction to their provocations. "Hamas and Islamic Jihad understood that the rules of the game have changed and therefore ceased firing on their own initiative after repeated requests (ignored by Israel) for a ceasefire."
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi noted that the IDF "destroyed hundreds of terror targets in Gaza over the last two days, including command centers, weapons stores and infrastructure."
The Islamist Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007, two years after Israel pulled its troops and settlers out of the small coastal enclave. Since then, the two sides have waged three wars and engaged in repeated tit-for-tat barrages.
Some Israelis who live close to the Gaza border believed their government agreed to a truce with Hamas because it did not want rockets raining down during the upcoming Independence Day holiday, or the Eurovision Song Contest finals that begin on May 14 in Tel Aviv, just 50 miles (80 km) up the coast from Gaza.
"Eurovision set the agenda and not us, the residents of the south," said Ofer Liberman, from Nir-am, a kibbutz - or agricultural village - near northern Gaza. He said he felt abandoned, adding: "I want the government to make Hamas too scared to launch rockets at us."
"I think that a ceasefire is a mistake. You don't do a ceasefire with a terrorist organization. If this cycle isn't finished properly and if Gaza isn't cleansed of these terrorists then nothing will help," said Jack Mandel, 57.
In Ein Hashlosha, a kibbutz about a mile and a half from Gaza, Meirav Kohan, 46, said she was shocked and disappointed at the truce.
"This is a war of attrition and the government is not looking for a long-term solution to bring us peace. There's no policy. We're just pawns in a game," she said.
Israel's campaign against Palestinian terror groups in Gaza is not over, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, as a ceasefire, while not officially confirmed, appeared to take hold after almost three days of escalating violence between the Jewish state and the Hamas-run enclave.
"Over the last two days we struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad with great force," Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.
"We hit over 350 targets. We struck at terrorist leaders and operatives and we destroyed terrorist buildings," the statement said.
"The campaign is not over and it demands patience and sagacity. We are prepared to continue," he said. "The goal has been – and remains – ensuring quiet and security for the residents of the south. I send condolences to the families and best wishes for recovery to the wounded.”
The escalation began on Friday, when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by Gaza gunfire near the Gaza-Israel border. A retaliatory IAF strike killed two militants from the Hamas group that governs Gaza. Two other Palestinians protesting near the frontier were also killed by IDF forces.
By the time the fighting appeared to be over on Monday morning, four Israelis had been killed and more than 700 rockets and missiles were fired from Gaza.
Meanwhile, an Israeli security source said Monday that the Gaza organizations had sought a ceasefire out of fear over what Israel would do in the Strip.
"Hamas and Islamic Jihad understood very well that the rules of the game had changed," the source said. "Therefore, they stopped firing (rockets) on their own initiative after repeated requests for a ceasefire."
Kulanu Minister Eli Cohen, who is a member of the security cabinet, said Monday that Israel must remove Hamas' grip on Gaza.
"It is clear to us all that the next round (of fighting) will come," Cohen said. "Hamas is a terrorist organization and we should focus on ending its rule."
Cohen also said that ousting Hamas from Gaza would require military action and not diplomacy.
"We need to be ready at the start of the next round," he said, citing the use of targeted assassinations, which Israel employed for the first time since 2014.
"Those who think that we are heading for a diplomatic settlement have failed to understand the reality," Cohen said.
"We have to strike at the heads of Hamas, the heads of the snake. We expect a major battle, which is crucial for the residents of the south who are held hostage by Hamas and Jihad - and we will decide when that will be."
Israelis living near Gaza border angry about ceasefire
Residents feel ignored, that Eurovision set the agenda and government agreed to truce because it did not want rockets raining down during Independence Day holiday
There was anger and dismay on the Israeli side of the Gaza border on Monday after two days of rocket blasts and air-raid sirens that ended with a ceasefire.
The dawn deal restored general calm after a barrage of nearly 700 Hamas and Islamic Jihad rockets, the most serious outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants for months.
But the cessation was greeted with little enthusiasm in the Israeli cities, towns and villages where Israelis were fuming, as well as weary of having to run to shelters.
"In a month, in two weeks, in a month and a half, it will all happen again - we achieved nothing. I think Israel needs to strike them very, very hard so that they learn their lesson," said Haim Cohen, 69, a retired electrician from the coastal city of Ashdod 15 miles (25 km) north of the Gaza Strip.
Behind him, cleaners were sweeping shattered glass outside a house where an Israeli was killed by a Gaza rocket on Sunday when running for cover. He was one of four Israelis killed.
"I think that this is Netanyahu's failure. I regret convincing people top vote for him," said Baruch from Ashkelon. "What have we received? The bodies of our missing soldiers and captives? No. we got 700 rockets and frightened children… Gaza decides when to start a war and when to end it," he said, to nods of assent of his neighbors.
Mor, a resident of Netivot, expressed surprise that the Home Front Command allowed for children to return to school with so short notice. "We fled to the center of the country believing we would stay there for a few days. Suddenly this morning we saw the notice and began getting ready to leave for home. It isn’t right to open kindergartens with such short notice. The staff are not the usual staff that our kids are familiar with and its all one big emotional roller coaster for them," she complained.
Residents of Sderot, who are used to the situation more than others, also expressed bitterness at the way events unfolded. "I do not believe in this ceasefire. There is always hope but this isn’t our first time. We are living this reality for so many years, but the latest round was unusual even for us," said Shula, a local resident.
Speaking about the IDF airstrikes against Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "we hit them hard," before adding: "This his not yet over and patience and good judgement are necessary. We are preparing for the continuation. The goal was and remains to ensure quiet and security for residents of the South. I send my condolences to the families of those killed and well wishes to the injured."
A security official added that the terror groups were surprised by the force Israel applied and did not properly evaluate the Israeli reaction to their provocations. "Hamas and Islamic Jihad understood that the rules of the game have changed and therefore ceased firing on their own initiative after repeated requests (ignored by Israel) for a ceasefire."
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi noted that the IDF "destroyed hundreds of terror targets in Gaza over the last two days, including command centers, weapons stores and infrastructure."
The Islamist Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007, two years after Israel pulled its troops and settlers out of the small coastal enclave. Since then, the two sides have waged three wars and engaged in repeated tit-for-tat barrages.
Some Israelis who live close to the Gaza border believed their government agreed to a truce with Hamas because it did not want rockets raining down during the upcoming Independence Day holiday, or the Eurovision Song Contest finals that begin on May 14 in Tel Aviv, just 50 miles (80 km) up the coast from Gaza.
"Eurovision set the agenda and not us, the residents of the south," said Ofer Liberman, from Nir-am, a kibbutz - or agricultural village - near northern Gaza. He said he felt abandoned, adding: "I want the government to make Hamas too scared to launch rockets at us."
"I think that a ceasefire is a mistake. You don't do a ceasefire with a terrorist organization. If this cycle isn't finished properly and if Gaza isn't cleansed of these terrorists then nothing will help," said Jack Mandel, 57.
In Ein Hashlosha, a kibbutz about a mile and a half from Gaza, Meirav Kohan, 46, said she was shocked and disappointed at the truce.
"This is a war of attrition and the government is not looking for a long-term solution to bring us peace. There's no policy. We're just pawns in a game," she said.
Palestinian officials said that a ceasefire agreement has been reached with the Israeli occupation after three days of deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip.
A well-informed source told the PIC reporter that the United Nations, Qatar and Egypt helped mediate an end to the three-day aggression.
The Gaza-based al-Aqsa TV channel said that the ceasefire agreement came into effect at 4:30 am on Monday, and no Israeli raids on the besieged area have been reported ever since.
According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, 25 Palestinian civilians, including two pregnant mothers and three infants, were killed in the attacks, and at least 150 injured.
Israeli warplanes targeted dozens of civilian facilities in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinians there were preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, including residential buildings, shops, mosques, and media offices.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian resistance fighters launched rocket attacks on Israeli illegal settlements and military posts, killing four Israeli settlers and injuring dozens others.
A well-informed source told the PIC reporter that the United Nations, Qatar and Egypt helped mediate an end to the three-day aggression.
The Gaza-based al-Aqsa TV channel said that the ceasefire agreement came into effect at 4:30 am on Monday, and no Israeli raids on the besieged area have been reported ever since.
According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, 25 Palestinian civilians, including two pregnant mothers and three infants, were killed in the attacks, and at least 150 injured.
Israeli warplanes targeted dozens of civilian facilities in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinians there were preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, including residential buildings, shops, mosques, and media offices.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian resistance fighters launched rocket attacks on Israeli illegal settlements and military posts, killing four Israeli settlers and injuring dozens others.
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Pregnant Woman and Baby Girl Killed,,, Residential Buildings Targeted … and Israeli Aggression Continues – The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)
The Israeli forces escalated their attacks against the Gaza Strip and continued to carry out intense airstrikes and shelling throughout the Gaza Strip. Moreover, the Israeli warplanes continue until the moment to target residential buildings in central Gaza neighborhoods in a serious escalation forewarning of more casualties. This wave of escalation came after a bloody day in which the Israeli forces killed four Palestinians. |
Two of them were civilians, including a person with a disability, who were targeted with live ammunition during their participation in the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege, east of Khan Younis and al-Bureij refugee camp.
Meanwhile, the other two were members of the Palestinian armed groups who were in a military site that was targeted in eastern Maghazi refugee camp shortly after the Israeli forces announced that two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a Palestinian shooting, east of al-Bureij.
According to PCHR’s fieldworkers, the Israeli airstrikes began at 09:45 on Saturday, 04 May 2019, in an airstrike on Al-Qarman Street in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, under the pretext of responding to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip and fell on an open area in the Israeli”Shaar HaNegev” compound adjacent to the Gaza Strip, According to the Israeli forces’ Statement.
The Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling then continued across the Gaza Strip. According to our fieldworkers (until 21:30), the Israeli forces fired 50 artillery shells and 78 missiles at 76 targets, including two residential buildings, 11 agricultural plots, and the Palestinian armed groups’ military sites and checkpoints that were previously targeted more than once.
At approximately 17:55 on the same day, an explosion of still-undetermined origin occurred in al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City. As a result, a 14-month-old toddler, Saba Mahmoud Hamdan Abu ‘Arar , and a 5-month pregnant woman, Falastine Saleh Abu ‘Arar (37) as well as her fetus were killed. Moreover, Ma’azouzah Mohammed Abu ‘Arar (72) and Hussam Adnan Abu ‘Arar (2 years) were wounded. Meanwhile, PCHR’s staff is still investigating the circumstances of the explosion.
The airstrikes also resulted in the killing of a member of the Palestinian armed groups in the northern Gaza Strip while 12 other Palestinians were wounded, including a woman.
Simultaneously with the preparation of this press release, the Israeli forces destroyed two buildings, which included residential apartments, offices and media offices in Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City. As a result, the building was completely destroyed and the residents were displaced.
In addition to the destruction caused by the Israeli airstrikes against the targeted locations and the damage to nearby houses and facilities, the explosions caused widespread panic and fear among the Gaza population, especially women and children, recalling their harsh experiences in the 3 last offensives on Gaza (2008-2009, 2012 and 2014.)
While preparing this press release, the Israeli airstrikes and shelling continued to target residential buildings in densely-populated neighborhoods, inflicting more casualties and destruction. All of this has been followed up by PCHR’s staff spread all over the Gaza Strip to document and investigate the circumstances of those crimes.
As part of their ongoing policy of collective punishment, the Israeli forces declared the closure of the Kerem Abu Salem Crossing, east of Rafah, the only commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip, and Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing for individuals in the northern Gaza Strip. It also announced completely closing the Sea, and prevented fishermen from sailing and fishing, starting at 16:30 today, depriving thousands of fishermen of their livelihoods.
In light of the continued strikes and indicators of escalating the aggression, PCHR warns that civilians are paying dearly and the successive airstrikes have turned more than two million Palestinians into hostages to aggression, fear, anxiety and direct targeting.
PCHR condemns the ongoing wave of escalation and fears the possibility of further deterioration. PCHR emphasizes that the Israeli ongoing airstrikes against the densely-populated areas and use of weapons on the basis of collective reprisal constitute grave violations of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949,and amount to war crimes.
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Meanwhile, the other two were members of the Palestinian armed groups who were in a military site that was targeted in eastern Maghazi refugee camp shortly after the Israeli forces announced that two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a Palestinian shooting, east of al-Bureij.
According to PCHR’s fieldworkers, the Israeli airstrikes began at 09:45 on Saturday, 04 May 2019, in an airstrike on Al-Qarman Street in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, under the pretext of responding to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip and fell on an open area in the Israeli”Shaar HaNegev” compound adjacent to the Gaza Strip, According to the Israeli forces’ Statement.
The Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling then continued across the Gaza Strip. According to our fieldworkers (until 21:30), the Israeli forces fired 50 artillery shells and 78 missiles at 76 targets, including two residential buildings, 11 agricultural plots, and the Palestinian armed groups’ military sites and checkpoints that were previously targeted more than once.
At approximately 17:55 on the same day, an explosion of still-undetermined origin occurred in al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City. As a result, a 14-month-old toddler, Saba Mahmoud Hamdan Abu ‘Arar , and a 5-month pregnant woman, Falastine Saleh Abu ‘Arar (37) as well as her fetus were killed. Moreover, Ma’azouzah Mohammed Abu ‘Arar (72) and Hussam Adnan Abu ‘Arar (2 years) were wounded. Meanwhile, PCHR’s staff is still investigating the circumstances of the explosion.
The airstrikes also resulted in the killing of a member of the Palestinian armed groups in the northern Gaza Strip while 12 other Palestinians were wounded, including a woman.
Simultaneously with the preparation of this press release, the Israeli forces destroyed two buildings, which included residential apartments, offices and media offices in Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City. As a result, the building was completely destroyed and the residents were displaced.
In addition to the destruction caused by the Israeli airstrikes against the targeted locations and the damage to nearby houses and facilities, the explosions caused widespread panic and fear among the Gaza population, especially women and children, recalling their harsh experiences in the 3 last offensives on Gaza (2008-2009, 2012 and 2014.)
While preparing this press release, the Israeli airstrikes and shelling continued to target residential buildings in densely-populated neighborhoods, inflicting more casualties and destruction. All of this has been followed up by PCHR’s staff spread all over the Gaza Strip to document and investigate the circumstances of those crimes.
As part of their ongoing policy of collective punishment, the Israeli forces declared the closure of the Kerem Abu Salem Crossing, east of Rafah, the only commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip, and Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing for individuals in the northern Gaza Strip. It also announced completely closing the Sea, and prevented fishermen from sailing and fishing, starting at 16:30 today, depriving thousands of fishermen of their livelihoods.
In light of the continued strikes and indicators of escalating the aggression, PCHR warns that civilians are paying dearly and the successive airstrikes have turned more than two million Palestinians into hostages to aggression, fear, anxiety and direct targeting.
PCHR condemns the ongoing wave of escalation and fears the possibility of further deterioration. PCHR emphasizes that the Israeli ongoing airstrikes against the densely-populated areas and use of weapons on the basis of collective reprisal constitute grave violations of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949,and amount to war crimes.
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For more information, please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 – 2825893
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5 may 2019
The Hamas leader Raafat Murra on Sunday decried the Israeli occupation army's targeting of several media offices in the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Murra condemned the Israeli attack on Anadolu Agency office and described it as "terrorism" and "deliberate crime".
He affirmed that Hamas fully supports all Palestinian, Arab, and international media platforms which cover the events in Gaza objectively and professionally.
Israeli warplanes on Saturday bombed with several missiles Anadolu Agency office and the Palestinian prisoners media office during large-scale aerial attacks on Gaza.
Murra condemned the Israeli attack on Anadolu Agency office and described it as "terrorism" and "deliberate crime".
He affirmed that Hamas fully supports all Palestinian, Arab, and international media platforms which cover the events in Gaza objectively and professionally.
Israeli warplanes on Saturday bombed with several missiles Anadolu Agency office and the Palestinian prisoners media office during large-scale aerial attacks on Gaza.
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Two Palestinians were injured after an Israeli warplane targeted them on a motorcycle, on Sunday, and fired a missile at them while riding through Jabaliya town, in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to local sources, an Israeli warplane targeted two Palestinians riding on one motorcycle through the streets of Jabaliya, resulting in critically injuring one of them, while the other suffered moderate injuries. The two Palestinians, whose identity remained unknown, were immediately transferred to the Indonesian Hospital, in northern Gaza, for necessary medical treatment. Sources confirmed that another six Palestinians were injured after Israeli |
warplanes fired a missile towards a group of Palestinian youths, east of Gaza City.
Medical sources said that two of the six suffered moderate injuries and were transferred to the al-Shifa Hospital, west of Gaza City.
The video shows at 0:04 a missile fired by an Israeli warplane hit the two Palestinians on a motorcycle:
Medical sources said that two of the six suffered moderate injuries and were transferred to the al-Shifa Hospital, west of Gaza City.
The video shows at 0:04 a missile fired by an Israeli warplane hit the two Palestinians on a motorcycle:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Sunday, that he has ordered the Israeli army to continue the airstrikes across the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hebrew-language news outlets said at the start of the weekly Israeli cabinet meeting, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli army to continue airstrikes and mentioned that the army is beefing up its armored forces, artillery batteries, and troops along the Gaza border.
The recent violent escalation came after Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians during peaceful Friday protests along the eastern borders of Gaza, which resulted in exchange of rocket fire from both Gaza and Israel.
Hebrew-language news outlets said at the start of the weekly Israeli cabinet meeting, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli army to continue airstrikes and mentioned that the army is beefing up its armored forces, artillery batteries, and troops along the Gaza border.
The recent violent escalation came after Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians during peaceful Friday protests along the eastern borders of Gaza, which resulted in exchange of rocket fire from both Gaza and Israel.
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The Israeli army continued, on Sunday at dawn, the bombardment and shelling of several parts of the Gaza Strip, inflicting more injuries among the Palestinians, and serious property damage, just hours after the army killed four Palestinians, including a baby, and her mother who was also pregnant.
Media sources said the army fired missiles into many structures, homes and apartment buildings in several parts of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli missiles and shells targeted many areas in several parts of Gaza city, including the Shati’ refugee camp, in addition to Beit Lahia and Jabalia, in northern Gaza, Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part. |
The Israeli missile also struck an apartment building in the Rimal neighborhood, in the center of Gaza Strip, and leveled it.
This attack came just short hours after the army fired missiles into two others residential buildings in the same neighborhood.
The army is still firing missiles and shells into several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, while armed and surveillance drones are ongoing with their flights over the costal region.
Palestinian armed resistance factions in Gaza threatened to expand the firing of shells into Israeli areas if the army does not halt its military escalation on Gaza, and said that their missiles will be fired into areas that are even more than 40 kilometers away from the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army has killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, identified as Falasteen Saleh Abu Arar, 37, and her baby girl, Saba Mahmoud Abu Arar, 14 months, after firing a missile at their home in Gaza city.
Furthermore, the soldiers killed another Palestinian, identified as Khaled Mohammad Abu Qleiq, 25, after the army fired several missiles into areas in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Among the targeting buildings was “Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation” which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), located in a residential building in Gaza city.
The Israeli bombardment also caused damage to several shops and stores, in addition to media agencies, including the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
Armed resistance factions in Gaza said they retaliated to the Israeli escalation by firing shells into several Israeli areas, including Ofakim, Asqalan (Ashkelon), Be’er as-Sabe’ (Beersheba) and Keryat Gat.
Israeli sources said that two Israelis were injured, including one who suffered serious wounds, after a shell which was fired from Gaza struck a building in Asqalan (Ashkelon).
Earlier Saturday, the soldiers killed one Palestinian, identified as Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, the soldiers killed two Palestinians during the Great Return March processions, and later killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
Besides killing the two four Palestinians, the soldiers also injured 82 Palestinians, including 34 children, two journalists and three medics.
Israel launched 150 raids on Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched 150 raids on Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killing seven Palestinians including a pregnant woman and her baby child and wounding 50 others while inflicting vast destruction.
The Palestinian government media office said in a statement on Sunday that the IOF launched air raids and fired artillery shells at the besieged enclave that destroyed 200 civilian facilities and infrastructure.
It explained that seven buildings were flattened while four others were targeted in missile strikes, adding that hundreds of other houses were partially damaged due to the attacks.
The statement pointed out that a mosque was targeted by Israeli warplanes in Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City while four workshops were bombed to the east of the city.
The raids also targeted fishermen piers in Rafah, Gaza, and Khan Younis in addition to 21 training camps and 17 resistance watchtowers, it said.
The statement pointed out that schools, cars, cultivated land lots, greenhouses, and medical service vehicles were damaged in the vicious attacks.
This attack came just short hours after the army fired missiles into two others residential buildings in the same neighborhood.
The army is still firing missiles and shells into several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, while armed and surveillance drones are ongoing with their flights over the costal region.
Palestinian armed resistance factions in Gaza threatened to expand the firing of shells into Israeli areas if the army does not halt its military escalation on Gaza, and said that their missiles will be fired into areas that are even more than 40 kilometers away from the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army has killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, identified as Falasteen Saleh Abu Arar, 37, and her baby girl, Saba Mahmoud Abu Arar, 14 months, after firing a missile at their home in Gaza city.
Furthermore, the soldiers killed another Palestinian, identified as Khaled Mohammad Abu Qleiq, 25, after the army fired several missiles into areas in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Among the targeting buildings was “Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation” which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), located in a residential building in Gaza city.
The Israeli bombardment also caused damage to several shops and stores, in addition to media agencies, including the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
Armed resistance factions in Gaza said they retaliated to the Israeli escalation by firing shells into several Israeli areas, including Ofakim, Asqalan (Ashkelon), Be’er as-Sabe’ (Beersheba) and Keryat Gat.
Israeli sources said that two Israelis were injured, including one who suffered serious wounds, after a shell which was fired from Gaza struck a building in Asqalan (Ashkelon).
Earlier Saturday, the soldiers killed one Palestinian, identified as Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, the soldiers killed two Palestinians during the Great Return March processions, and later killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
Besides killing the two four Palestinians, the soldiers also injured 82 Palestinians, including 34 children, two journalists and three medics.
Israel launched 150 raids on Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched 150 raids on Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killing seven Palestinians including a pregnant woman and her baby child and wounding 50 others while inflicting vast destruction.
The Palestinian government media office said in a statement on Sunday that the IOF launched air raids and fired artillery shells at the besieged enclave that destroyed 200 civilian facilities and infrastructure.
It explained that seven buildings were flattened while four others were targeted in missile strikes, adding that hundreds of other houses were partially damaged due to the attacks.
The statement pointed out that a mosque was targeted by Israeli warplanes in Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City while four workshops were bombed to the east of the city.
The raids also targeted fishermen piers in Rafah, Gaza, and Khan Younis in addition to 21 training camps and 17 resistance watchtowers, it said.
The statement pointed out that schools, cars, cultivated land lots, greenhouses, and medical service vehicles were damaged in the vicious attacks.
