No fewer than 105 people have been
killed as Israel’s bombardment of the
Gaza Strip enters its fourth day, with
the latest attack killing five people in
Rafah while rescuers were trying to free
those trapped in the ruins of a building,
Al Jazeera reports.
The air raid in Rafah on Friday came as
Israel continued to bomb Gaza in what it
says is an attempt to halt indiscriminate
rocket fire by Hamas fighters.
Avichay Adraee, spokesman for the
Israeli military, said it had hit more
than 1,100 targets in Gaza since the
beginning of the offensive and that
“there are still hundreds to finish off”.
At least 700 Palestinians have been
injured since the start of the Israeli
attacks, according to the Palestinian
Health Ministry.
A total of 10 Israelis have been injured
by Palestinian fire since Israel began
attacks on Gaza, with no deaths
reported.
Eight people were injured when a
Palestinian rocket hit a fuel tanker at a
petrol station in Ashdod on Friday, the
Israeli army said.
In an attack on Thursday, two soldiers
were injured in a mortar bomb attack
targeting the Eshkol regional council.
The army said on Friday its Iron Dome
missile-defence system intercepted at
least four rockets, believed to have been
targeting the airport near Tel Aviv.
On Friday, Navi Pillay, the UN’s human
rights chief, expressed alarm at Israel’s
military operations and the mounting
civilian toll in Gaza, as well as the
indiscriminate firing of rockets from
Gaza into Israel.
“Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian armed
groups in Gaza have been down this road
before, and it has led only to death,
destruction, distrust and a painful
prolongation of the conflict,” Pillay
said.
“This time around, once again, civilians
are bearing the brunt of the conflict. I
urge all sides to steadfastly respect
their obligations under international
human rights law and international
humanitarian law to protect civilians.”
killed as Israel’s bombardment of the
Gaza Strip enters its fourth day, with
the latest attack killing five people in
Rafah while rescuers were trying to free
those trapped in the ruins of a building,
Al Jazeera reports.
The air raid in Rafah on Friday came as
Israel continued to bomb Gaza in what it
says is an attempt to halt indiscriminate
rocket fire by Hamas fighters.
Avichay Adraee, spokesman for the
Israeli military, said it had hit more
than 1,100 targets in Gaza since the
beginning of the offensive and that
“there are still hundreds to finish off”.
At least 700 Palestinians have been
injured since the start of the Israeli
attacks, according to the Palestinian
Health Ministry.
A total of 10 Israelis have been injured
by Palestinian fire since Israel began
attacks on Gaza, with no deaths
reported.
Eight people were injured when a
Palestinian rocket hit a fuel tanker at a
petrol station in Ashdod on Friday, the
Israeli army said.
In an attack on Thursday, two soldiers
were injured in a mortar bomb attack
targeting the Eshkol regional council.
The army said on Friday its Iron Dome
missile-defence system intercepted at
least four rockets, believed to have been
targeting the airport near Tel Aviv.
On Friday, Navi Pillay, the UN’s human
rights chief, expressed alarm at Israel’s
military operations and the mounting
civilian toll in Gaza, as well as the
indiscriminate firing of rockets from
Gaza into Israel.
“Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian armed
groups in Gaza have been down this road
before, and it has led only to death,
destruction, distrust and a painful
prolongation of the conflict,” Pillay
said.
“This time around, once again, civilians
are bearing the brunt of the conflict. I
urge all sides to steadfastly respect
their obligations under international
human rights law and international
humanitarian law to protect civilians.”
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