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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Death toll in strike on home rises to 7
The Gazan health ministry now says seven people were killed in the Israeli strike on the house in Khan Younis, including two children under the age of 5, according to the Palestinian Ma’an news agency.
The ministry says 25 more people were injured in the airstrike, which targeted the home of a Hamas member in the al-Kaware family.
The number would put the Gazan death toll at 11, several hours into Operation Protective Edge.
Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that locals had gathered on the roof of the al-Kaware home before the strike to act as a human shield.
There was no immediate word from the Israel Defense Forces on the strike.
