GAZA, July
30, 2014 – (WAFA) – As Israel rolled deeper early Wednesday into
its military aggression on Gaza Strip for the twenty third day, committing
bloody massacres against the defenseless civilian Palestinian population, it
killed 40 Palestinians and injured 120 others.
Israeli
tanks shelled Abu Al-Hussein UNRWA-run school in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip
being used as a refuge for those internally-displaced as a result of the
military aggression, claiming the lives of 16 Palestinians and injuring over
100 others.
Meanwhile,
Palestinian rescue teams recovered the body of a Palestinian from the rubble of
his home at Al-Zawayda in central Gaza Strip. He was identified as Mohammad Abu
Swirh, 24.
Israeli
tanks also shelled Al-Naser neighborhood to the east of Rafah, claiming the
life of a Palestinian. He was identified as Hussein Mohammad Abu Rezeq, 35.
Meanwhile,
a Palestinian identified as Ahmad Yasin Al-Majayda succumbed to his wounds he
sustained in an earlier strike on the strip.
Israeli artillery shelling also targeted a home belonging to
Al-Astal family in Khan Younes, claiming the lives of 10 of the family members,
including a child. They were identified as ‘Ali Mahmoud Al-Astal, Khaled Salim
Al-Astal, Mohammad Salim Al-Astal, Ramzi Ibrahim Al-Astal, Odeh Ahmad Al-Astal,
Ahmad Mahmoud Al-Astal, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Astal, Khalil Ibrahim Al-Astal and
Mohammad Khalil Al-Astal.
Meanwhile,
an Israeli warplane fired a missile at an apartment in the Italian Complex
Tower to the north of Gaza city, claiming the life of a Palestinian identified
as ‘Ahed Zaqout.
An Israeli surveillance drone
fired a missile at Ma‘an to the west of Khan Younes, claiming the lives of
three Palestinians. They were identified as Jihad Salah Al-Breim, 28,
‘Abdul-‘Aziz Abu ‘Ajra, 23, and Mohammad Suleiman Al-Qarra, 27.
Another surveillance drone
targeted with a missile Bani Suheila to the east of Khan Younes, claiming the
life of a Palestinian and injuring three others. The fatality was identified as
‘Omar ‘Awad Al-Breim.
Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shells slammed into a home
belonging to Al-Khalili family in At-Tuffah neighborhood to the east of Gaza
city, claiming the lives of six of the family members, including four children
and injuring three others, including a critically-injured child.
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