Gaza families flee Israeli bombing of their homes
Israeli strikes have destroyed hundreds of Gaza homes while residents sought shelter in UNRWA centers.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Since the start of the aggression against the Gaza Strip on July 8, the forces of the Israeli occupation have directly bombed five families who were inside their homes. The targeted families were the Ghannam family in Rafah and the Kawareh and al-Hajj families in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Hamad family in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip and the al-Batsh family in Gaza City. The bombing of these homes killed 43 civilians, in addition to leaving dozens of wounded.
Most of those victims were from the Batsh family, whose home was bombed by Israeli fighter jets in the al-Shajaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City on the evening of July 12.
Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qadra told Al-Monitor that 17 members of the Batsh family were killed by Israeli aircraft when they were bombed in their home, adding that one family member, Zakaria al-Batsh, was wounded and in intensive care.
