Seven Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli shelling of several areas in Gaza
GAZA, Aug. 08 (YPA) – At least seven Palestinian citizens were killed and several others were injured at dawn on Thursday in the Israeli occupation bombing of several areas in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources reported that five citizens were killed and others were injured as a result of the Israeli aircraft targeting the house of Shaldan family in al-Sahaba Street in Gaza City.
They added that another citizen was killed as a result of the Israeli bombing of the house of Rayan family east of Block 4, Al-Madaris Street, in Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
Ambulance crews this morning also recovered a slain civilian’s body from a house belonging to Hamada family on Jaffa Street in Al-Tuffah area in Gaza City, which was bombed last night, bringing the number of slain people to three from the family.
The occupation warplanes targeted citizens’ homes south of Al-Sabra neighborhood, the eastern areas of the city, and a house next to Majida Wasila School.
Israeli warplanes also launched a raid on the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, while fires broke out as a result of the occupation army’s shelling with artillery and smoke shells on the eastern areas of Beit Lahia.
The city of Al-Asra, Al-Zahraa city, Al-Maghraqa area, and the north of Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the city of Khan Yunis, local resident Souma Awad Al-Fajm was killed in the shelling of a house with a missile from an Israeli drone in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of the city.
A number of citizens were also injured as a result of the shelling of a house belonging to Abu Hasna family in the center of the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, while the occupation tanks opened heavy fire towards the east of the town of Al-Qarara, east of the city.
An Israeli warplane targeted the upper floors of Jibril Tower on Al-Bi’a Street in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip with a missile.
The occupation warplanes also launched two raids on the northeastern area of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
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