GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Ashraf al-Qadra, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, confirmed to Al-Monitor that the number of martyrs in the Israeli war on Gaza had risen to 110, in addition to more than 800 injured. He added that the martyrs included 23 children, 19 women and six senior citizens.

The Israeli occupation continued to target civilian houses in various areas of Gaza, and the number of homes completely destroyed by the occupation's aircraft reached more than 120. Among these was the home of the Hajj family, located in the refugee camp in Khan Yunis. Eight members of the family died at dawn on July 10, in the strike that destroyed their home.

Mahmoud al-Hajj, 27, a relative of the martyrs, told Al-Monitor, "I heard a terrifying explosion. I never expected that [it had hit] my uncle's home. They are a very normal family, none of the family members are involved in military activity. I ran to the area and found people in a state of hysteria, crying and screaming. I discovered that eight members of my uncle’s family had died under the rubble."

Mahmoud recalled his relatives by name and age, saying, "We found [the body of] my uncle Mahmoud in pieces, and he was 54 years old. His wife Basima, 54, had her legs torn off. She took her final breaths in the hospital. Then there are his sons — Omar, Tariq and Saad — and his daughters — Najlaa, Asmaa and Fatima. They were all in high school, middle school or elementary school. We searched for their limbs and heads, which had been severed by the intensity of the bombing."