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42 Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured, Death Toll Reaching 2091, with 10,500 Injuries, in Resumed Israeli Terrorist Air Strikes on Gaza Strip

August 22, 2014

 

Hamas: Assassination of Qassam leaders will not break our will

[ 21/08/2014 - 02:33 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

Hamas Movement said on Thursday that Israel will pay a heavy price for the assassination of three leaders of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in Rafah.

Spokesman for the Movement said that the assassination of Qassam leaders at dawn Thursday is a “big Israeli crime” that would not succeed in breaking the Palestinian people’s resoluteness and resistance.

Qassam Brigades said on Thursday morning that Israel assassinated three of its senior commanders in the Gaza Strip. The Brigades identified the commanders as Mohammed Abu Shamallah, Raed al-Attar, and Mohammed Barhoum.

Seven others were also killed and 25 people were injured in the Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

Rafah Division commander Al-Attar, a father of two children, was on the top of Israel's wanted list. He was involved in the planning and commanded the operation to kidnap Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and other resistance operations against Israeli targets.

Al-Attar, 40, has participated in the two previous battles against the occupation in 2008/2009 and 2012. He was one of the architects of the tunnel project in the south of the Strip.

Yediot Aharanot accused al-Attar early August of capturing an Israeli soldier, saying that "commander of the Qassam Brigades in Rafah city Raed al-Attar is apparently the only person who knows the fate of the missing Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin."

Mohammed Abu Shamallah, 41, was the senior commander in southern Gaza. He spent 9 month is Israeli jails and 3 years in PA prisons.

He was also on the top of Israeli wanted list since 1991. He survived three assassination attempts. His home was bombed more than once by Israeli warplanes.

He was responsible for a number of resistance operations against Israeli military targets.

Mohammed Barhoum, 45, was on the same list since 1992. He was one of the founders of Hamas's elite unit and travelled to a number of countries.

Two Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Many Injured

Friday August 22, 2014 10:40 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that two Palestinians were killed, and many injured, as the Israeli terrorist forces continued to target densely populated civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.

The sources stated the two residents were killed in the Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, while many suffered mild-to-moderate injuries, and at least one Palestinian suffered a serious injury.

The attack took place near Ein Jalout Towers, in the camp.

The slain Palestinians have been identified as Mahmoud Nasser Qashlan, 24, and Yassin Hamed Abu Hamad, 22. Their remains, and the wounded residents, were moved to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in Central Gaza.

The Israeli occupation terrorist forces also fired several missiles into the areas including missiles fired into a farm and several structures.

In addition, Israeli occupation terrorist forces fired several artillery shells into a number of homes in Nusseirat, causing excessive property damage and several injuries.

An Israeli drone also fired a missile into a home belonging to the family of a reporter, in Sheikh Zayed residential towers, in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.

The missiles struck apartment number 301 of residential tower number 38. The soldiers also fired missile into the rooftop, targeting water containers.

Sheikh Zayed residential towers are among many towers and residential apartment buildings targeted by the army.

Medical sources said the family in apartment 301 narrowly escaped death as an Israeli missile struck the balcony of their home causing significant property damage.

An Israeli war jet also fired a missile at a home belonging to a Palestinian family in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip causing property damage but no injuries.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said 34 Palestinians were killed, and that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles and shells since July 8 is 2083, including 561 children, 255 women, and 98 elderly.

It added that 10482 Palestinians, including 3189 children, 1994 women and 388 elderly have been injuries, hundreds of them suffered serious injuries.

“Israel also committed massacres against 86 families since July 8”, the Ministry stated, “505 Palestinians, including infants, children, women and elderly, have been injured”.

Two Gazans, including child, killed in overnight drone attack

 [ 22/08/2014 - 08:48 AM ]

Gaza, (PIC)-- 

Two Palestinian civilians, including a child, were killed while four other citizens suffered severe wounds in an Israeli drone attack last night on a house in Dair El-Balah district in central Gaza.

Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) on Thursday night that 35-year-old Ahmed Abu Shuraiteh and 12-year-old Mahmoud Abu Shuraiteh were killed in the attack, while four others were wounded.

All the casualties were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospitals.

At least some 2,090 Palestinian citizens have been killed, while more than 10,000 have suffered different wounds in the ongoing Israeli offensive targeting Gaza since July 7.

Israeli onslaught on besieged Strip kills 22 Palestinians in single day

[ 21/08/2014 - 01:57 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

 At least four Palestinian citizens were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes near Sheikh Redwan cemetery while they were holding funerals for their murdered relatives on Thursday morning, bringing Gaza death toll to at least 22, all slaughtered in no more than 24 hours’ time.

Health Ministry spokesman, Ashraf al-Qudra, identified the casualties as: Muhammad Talel Abu Nahl, Rami Abu Nahl, Haithem Tafesh, and Abed Talel Shweikh.

Sheikh Redwan cemetery has become Gaza’s sole graveyard, crammed with dead bodies all recovered from beneath Gaza debris on a daily basis.

At least 14 more Palestinians, including three elderly civilians and four children were killed in barrages of Israeli rocket fire unleashed in Rafah and central and northern Gaza.

Other waves of Israeli airstrikes east of Rafah killed three senior Hamas top commanders early morning on Thursday, Palestinian media sources reported.

According to the New York Times, the attack, which also killed the father of a leading Gaza human-rights advocate, followed Israel’s assassination attempt Tuesday night on Muhammad Deif, al-Qassam commander-in-chief who has topped Israel’s most-wanted list for years and lost his wife and baby son in an Israeli strike on Tuesday evening in a flagrant breach of the then ceasefire.

Gaza death toll has hit 2,060, mostly children and women; all killed in the Israeli aggression targeting besieged Gaza since July 7.

One civilian wounded by Israeli naval gunfire on Rafah shores

[ 22/08/2014 - 09:22 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- 

One Palestinian civilian suffered injuries at dawn Friday when Israeli gunboats randomly opened fire at Rafah shores to the south of Gaza, while Israeli warplanes bombed a mosque and a house in Gaza City.

Local sources said that Israeli gunboats neared Rafah beaches on Thursday night and opened heavy machinegun fire at nearby houses, wounding one Palestinian civilian.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes bombed Sheikh Ajleen Mosque, which had been destroyed in a previous air raid, in the coastal area of Gaza City as well as a nearby house, with no reported casualties.

Other aerial attacks on agricultural lands also took place in different areas of Gaza.

Al-Mezan: Gaza death toll hits 2,090 after 46 days of Israeli aggression

[ 22/08/2014 - 08:07 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- 

At least 2090 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive rocking besieged Gaza since July 7,  Al-Mezan center for human rights said on Thursday.

The center said in a statement issued Thursday that Al Mezan and sister human rights group documented until August 21, 2014, the killing of 2,090 Palestinians whose names were identified. The total death toll includes 494 children and 287 women.

Al Mezan figures did not include seven more casualties, who were buried without being identified in Rafah, pending further verification.

More Palestinians were recovered from under the rubble during these days. At least 963 people, including 310 children and 205 women, were killed inside their houses, the report added.

According to statistics from the health ministry, at least 10,391 people were injured during the same period, including 3,152 children and 2,013 women.

At least, 10,149 houses were destroyed or damaged during this period, of which 2,650 were destroyed completely. The occupation forces directly and deliberately attacked 971 of the total number of damaged houses.  7499 homes sustained partial damage, Al-Mezan stated further.

Until today, Israeli attacks have destroyed 92 schools, 149 mosques, 8 hospitals, 6 of which became out of service, 39 NGO institutions, 50 fishing boats, and 224 vehicles.

Violent clashes with invading Israeli occupation forces in Jenin

[ 22/08/2014 - 09:38 AM ]

JENIN, (PIC)--

Violent clashes erupted at dawn Friday between invading Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian youths in different parts of Jenin.

Local sources said that clashes broke out in Yabud town to the south of the city when Israeli troops stormed the town and arrested a 15-year-old boy after raiding his parents’ home. The minor detainee was taken to an unknown place.

Israeli forces also erected a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town where several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched, the sources added.

In another incident, similar clashes were reported overnight in al-Arqa town in Jenin after Israeli soldiers stormed the town that had recently seen daily clashes.

Heavy tear gas bombs and rubber and live bullets were fired during the clashes, which led to breathing problems among a number of citizens including women, while two young men were shot with live bullets.

Israeli forces also raided Qabatiya town and conducted wide combing operations. At least one Palestinian was detained during the campaign.

Jewish settlers led by Yehuda Glick defile Aqsa Mosque

[ 21/08/2014 - 02:06 PM ]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)--

Extremist Jewish rabbi Yehuda Glick on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque along with other settlers and almost entered the Dome of the Rock under tight police protection.

This violation was deliberately intended to provoke the feeling of Muslims as it took place concurrently with the 45th anniversary of the arson attack on the Aqsa Mosque.

Eyewitnesses reported that Glick and 15 other settlers entered the Aqsa Mosque's main courtyard and tried to enter the Dome of the Rock, but the Aqsa students forced them to leave the Mosque.

Illegal Israeli Settlers set fire to olive trees in al-Khalil

[ 21/08/2014 - 01:49 PM ]

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)--

Illegal Israeli settlers from Avijal settlement set fire on Thursday to olive trees and agricultural lands east of Yatta town in al-Khalil.

Coordinator for National Committee against Settlement and Apartheid Wall Ratib Jabour said that Israeli settlers burned olive trees and pastoral areas belonging to Makhamra family east of Yatta town.