Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike kills 15 from same family
The Hindu
Israeli air strike kills 15 Palestinians, including 9 children, in Gaza
Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike in the early hours of Saturday(August 17, 2024) killed 15 people from a Palestinian family, including nine children and three women.
The strike hit the home of the Ajlah family in Al-Zawaida neighbourhood of central Gaza, said civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal. The Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment.
"The toll from the Israeli strike on the Ajlah family home and their warehouse in Al-Zawaida is 15 dead," Mr. Bassal said.
Mr. Bassal gave a list of those killed, including nine children and three women.
A witness said the strike took place shortly after midnight.
"Three rockets hit the house directly," Ahmed Abu al-Ghoul said as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble of the flattened house.
"There were a lot of children and women inside... What have they done to deserve this?"
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