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107/2014
Time:
07:00 GMT
Since the Beginning of the Israeli Offensive on Gaza:
1,167 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 976
Are Civilians, Including 276 Children and 147 Women, and 5,344 Others Wounded,
Mostly Civilians, Including 1,432 Children and 1,036 Women;
610 Houses Targeted and Destroyed and Hundreds of Others Extensively Damaged
Israeli occupation forces have
continued their brutal and immoral offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 23rd
consecutive day, and have continued the policy of collective punishment in
disregard for the international law and humanitarian law, which ensure
protection for civilians in times of war, and in violation of the principles of
necessity, proportionality and distinction. Israeli
forces have continued their aerial, ground and sea attacks throughout the Gaza
Strip, causing more civilian casualties and damaging civilian facilities.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks throughout the Gaza Strip. They attacked
civilians, houses and other civilian facilities. Before a humanitarian
truce entered into force this morning, Israeli forces escalated their attacks
against Palestinian civilians throughout the Gaza Strip. Last night, the Israeli cabinet declared
expansion of military operations in the Gaza Strip, which means expansion of
incursions into the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, and escalation of aerial,
ground and sea attacks throughout the Gaza Strip. Overnight and this morning,
Israeli forces violently bombarded houses without prior warning, killing
complete families in Rafah, Khan Yunis and the Central Gaza Strip. Israeli tanks continuously shelled
Palestinian communities. Last night has
been one of the worst and bloodiest nights since the beginning of the Israeli
offensive. In Khan Yunis alone, 50
Palestinians, including 48 civilians, were killed. Israeli warplanes bombarded and destroyed a
number of civilian facilities, houses, mosques, public institutions and media
offices in Gaza City. They also
bombarded and destroyed the house of the Mayor of al-Boreij in the central Gaza
Strip, to which dozens of forcibly displaced civilians resorted for shelter.
PCHR field workers have been unable to collect information from
border areas in the Gaza Strip, because the situation is extremely dangerous in
these areas. The following details are based on the information which the
field workers have been able to collect.
From 10:00 on Sunday, 27 July 2014
to 10:00 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, according to what PCHR has been able to document,
137 Palestinians, 128 of whom are civilians, including 52 children and 25
women, were killed, and 660 others,
including 202 children and 124 women, were wounded. Medical crews were able to recover the bodies
of 17 Palestinians, of whom 11 ones are civilians, including 4 children and 2
women. Three Palestinians, including a
child and a woman, died of previous wounds.
Additionally, Israeli warplanes destroyed 49 houses, 2 mosques and Gaza
Power Plant. Many houses were also
destroyed by Israeli artillery shelling.
The latest developments since the
press release issued by PCHR yesterday noon have been as follows:
The Northern Gaza Strip:
Israeli
forces launched 20 airstrikes while Israeli tanks and gunboats fired dozens of
artillery shells targeting houses, open areas, agricultural plots and a
mosque. As a result of these attacks, 16
Palestinians, 8 of whom are civilians, including 4 children and 2 women, were
killed, and 169 others, including 58 children and 46 women, were wounded. Israeli warplanes also targeted and destroyed
5 houses.
The
most significant attacks were as follows:
– On
Sunday evening, 27 July 2014, 5 members of Palestinian armed groups whose bodies
were recovered on the previous day from various areas in the northern Gaza
Strip were identified.
– At
approximately 11:50 on Monday, 28 July 2014, Israeli forces that had moved into
the east of Jabalya opened fire at Palestinian houses in the area. As a result, Sameeh Jebril Jnaid, 5, was
wounded by a bullet that entered the left arm and settled in the heart.
– At
approximately 12:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at members of a
Palestinian armed group in the east of Jabalya killing one of them.
– At
approximately 14:00, medical crews recovered the body of a member of a
Palestinian armed group from Beit Hanoun.
– At
approximately 15:00, Israeli military aircrafts dropped flyers throughout the
northern Gaza Strip ordering the populations of the east of Jabalya and Beit
Lahia to evacuate their homes, and providing names of members of Palestinian
armed groups allegedly killed by Israeli airstrikes.
– At
approximately 19:50, Israeli tanks that had moved into the northern Gaza Strip
fired dozens of shells that landed in the vicinity of Abu al-Khair Mosque in
Jabalya. As a result, 5 Palestinian
civilians, including 3 children and a woman, were killed: Mohammed Mousa
Marzouq ‘Elwan, 9; Hind ‘Emad Qaddoura, 10; Yousef ‘Emad Qaddoura, 11; Miriam
Ahmed Khalil ‘Abed Rabbi, 67; and Youfse Mohammed Abu Khalifa, 29.
– At
approximately 00:30 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, medical sources declared that
Faiza Ahmed ‘Abdul Fattah al-Nadi, 59, died of wounds she had sustained when an
Israeli artillery shell in Jabalya on the previous day.
– At
approximately 02:40, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a warehouse of
paints in Jabalya causing a blaze.
– At
approximately 04:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a bus of Union
Transportation and Tourism Company in Tal al-Za’tar area in Jabalya. The bus was destroyed.
– At
approximately 08:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at members of a
Palestinian armed group in Jabalya killing one of them and wounding another
one.
– At
approximately 09:55, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Suhail Hussein ‘Abdul
Karim ‘Abed Rabbi, 32, in Beit Lahia, killing him and wounding his wife Mirvat
‘Abdullah ‘Abed Rabbu, 31, and his child Nagham, 12.
– In the past two days, Israeli warplanes
bombarded and destroyed 5 house belonging to the families of Tarroush, Abu
‘Eida, Abu Zaida, Siam and Dardouna.
Gaza City:
Israeli
warplanes launched a series of airstrikes that targeted houses, flats, offices
of al-Aqsa satellite channel and radio, while Israeli tanks and gunboats fired
dozens of shells at the city. As a
result of these attacks, 23 Palestinians, 20 of whom are civilians, including
11 children and 2 women, were killed, while bodies of 4 Palestinian civilians,
including 2 children and a woman, were recovered from al-Shuja’iya
neighborhood. The victims include 10
children and an old man in an incident which PCHR is still investigating, as a
projectile hit them while they were celebrating the Eid al-Futur in al-Shati
refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
Additionally, 70 Palestinians, including 18 children and 6 women, were
wounded.
The
most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 12:30 on Sunday, 27 July 2014, Yousef ‘Abed Shihada al-Masri, 24,
was killed when he was passing near a house belonging to the Murtaja family in
al-Shuj’aya neighborhood, which was bombarded and destroyed by Israeli
warplanes.
– At
approximately 13:40, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Sameh Waleed Abu Sharar, 34, in which 4 families live, in
al-Tuffah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. As a result, the house was destroyed and Abu
Sharar was killed.
– At
approximately 14:00, a shell fired by an Israeli battleship hit a house
belonging to George Kamel ‘Ayad, 75, in al-Rasheed Street near Gaza Port. As a result, ‘Ayad’s wife, Jaliliya Faraj
‘Ayad, 65, was killed, and he and his two sons, Jeryes, 31, and Antoine, 27,
were wounded.
– At
approximately 14:10, an Israeli drone fired a missile at an uninhabited flat on
the 9th floor of al-Fayrouz building in al-Mashtal area in the
northwest of Gaza City. The flat was
extensively damaged.
– At
approximately 16:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the 4th
floor of al-Hilu building belonging to Salman Hassan al-Hilu near al-Azhar
intersection in the west of Gaza City.
The floor was extensively damaged.
– At
approximately 17:30, medical crews recovered bodies of 5 members of the Daher
family, whose house was shelled by Israeli forces on 20 July 2014. The victims were identified as: Majed Yousef
Mohammed Daher, 54; Hanan Ramdan Daher, 48; Narmin Majed Yousef Dahe, 13; and
Shaima’ Majed Yousef Daher, 10. It
should be noted that the body of another member of the family, Adham Majed
Yousef Daher, 18, had been already recovered.
– At
approximately 16:45 on Monday, 28 July 2014, a projectile landed near a number
of Palestinian children were playing and celebrating the Eid al-Futur in the
northern part of al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. As a result, 10 children and a passing old
man were killed: Yousef ‘Abdul Rahman Hassouna, 11; Mahmoud Hazem Shubair, 12;
Ahmed Hazem Shubair, 10; Jamal Saleh ‘Olayan, 8; Baraa’ Akram Miqdad, 7;
Mohammed Nahidh Miqdad, 13; Mohammed Mahmoud Abu Shaqfa, 7; Mohammed ‘Emad
Baroud, 10; Ahmed Jaberr Wishah, 10; Mansour Rami Hajjaj, 14; and Subhi ‘Awadh
al-Hilu, 63. A PCHR field worker arrived at the scene 20 minutes following this
incidents, while ambulances were completing the evacuation of the wounded
persons and the bodies of victims. She
reported that the projectile landed on the street near a grocery shop as a
number of children were playing in the area.
She further reported that the high number of casualties and the
extensive destruction in the area are not different from the outcomes of
Israeli attacks over the past days. PCHR will continue to investigate this
incident in the upcoming days.
– In
the evening, medical sources in Jordan declared that Zakaria ‘Alaa’ Subhi
al-Batash, 20, and Hussam ‘Abdul Latif Radi, 43, died of wounds they had
sustained by Israeli attacks on al-Sha’af and al-Shuja’iya neighborhoods in the
east of Gaza City.
– At
approximately 17:00, bodies of 3 members of a Palestinian armed group were
evacuated to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
They were killed on 26 July 2014 by Israeli airstrikes on al-Zaytoun
neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City.
– At
approximately 22:30, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to the Abu Kwaik family in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the north of
Gaza City. The house was destroyed and
Mahmoud ‘Abdul Jalil Tawfiq Abu Kwaik, 29.
– At
approximately 00:00 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, Israeli battleship fired dozens
of shells at Palestinian houses in the west of Gaza City. As a result, 13 houses were damaged.
– At
approximately 02:00, Israeli tanks positioned in the east of Gaza City fired a
number of shells at Palestinian houses.
A shell hit a house belonging to the al-Je’el family, killing Suhaila
‘Abdul Qader Mohammed al-Je’el, 63, was killed, and the house was damaged.
– At
approximately 02:30, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Ismail ‘Abdul Salam Ismail Haniya, former Palestinian Prime
Minister and Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council in the west of Gaza
City. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 02:50, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at the building of
al-Aqsa satellite channel in al-Nasser neighborhood in the north of Gaza
City. The building was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 03:30, Israeli warplanes launched 3 missiles at the headquarters
of the Palestinian Ministry of Finance in the west of Gaza City. The building was destroyed and the adjacent to
the building and a number of houses, including a house belonging to Mr. Raji
Sourani, Director PCHR, were extensively damaged. Sourani’s house was hit by 2 missiles fired
by an Israeli drone. No casualties were
reported.
– At
approximately 03:00, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at al-Ameen Mosque
near Abu Mazen Square in the west of Gaza City.
The mosque was destroyed.
– At
approximately 04:00, an Israeli warplane launched another missile at the
building of al-Aqsa satellite channel in al-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza
City. The building was completely
destroyed.
– Also
at approximately 04:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at offices of al-Aqsa
Radio in al-Nasser neighborhood destroying it.
Israeli warplanes fired another missile at another office of al-Aqsa
Radio on the 5th floor of al-Shorouq building in al-Remal
neighborhood, destroying it. Five
minutes later, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at an office of al-Aqsa
satellite channel on the 15th floor of the same building, destroying
it.
– At
approximately 05:00, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a site of a
Palestinian armed group in al-Mashtal area in the northwest of Gaza City. The site was decoyed and Rahaf Ibrahim
Farahat, 1 month, was killed in a nearby house.
– Overnight,
Israeli forces fired dozens of flash bombs into the sky of Gaza City, and fired
dozens of artillery shells at the city.
Iman Kamel Habib, 41, died in an UNRWA shell as she inhaled gases spread
over by such shells.
– At
approximately 08:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 4-storey house
belonging to the heirs of ‘Omar ‘Abdul Qader al-Tabatibi, in which 30 people
live, in al-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza City.
The house was destroyed.
The Central Gaza Strip:
Israeli warplanes launched 20 airstrikes and fired dozens of
shells at agricultural plots, open areas and houses. As a result of these attacks, 42
Palestinians, 40 of whom are civilians, including 18 children and 6 women, were
killed, and 207 others, including 70 children and 50 women, were wounded. Additionally, 13 houses were destroyed.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 11:00 on Sunday, 27 August 2014, medical sources declared that
Bahaa’ Salah Abu Sa’id, 26, died of wounds he had sustained by an Israeli
airstrike 2 hours earlier.
– At
approximately 12:25, an Israeli drone fired a missile in the vicinity of
al-Qassam Mosque in al-Nussairat refugee camp.
As a result, a member of a Palestinian armed group was killed.
– At
approximately 13:30, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Mohammed Sabri al-Ashqar, in which 7 people live, in al-Nussairat
refugee camp. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 00:00 on Monday, 28 July 2014, medical sources declared that
‘Emad Jameel al-Bardawil, 45, who is mentally disabled, died of wounds he had
sustained on 11 July 2014 in Deir al-Balah.
– At
approximately 21:20, Israeli tanks positioned to the east of the central Gaza
Strip fired a number of shells at al-Mufti lands in the west of al-Nussairat
refugee camp. As a result, Ayman ‘Adnan
Shukur, 25, was killed.
– At
approximately 22:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at 2-storey house
belonging to Riad Zuhdi al-Masri, in which 7 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 22:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a road in
al-Nussairat refugee camp. As a result,
‘Abdul Samad Mohammed Ramadan, 16, was killed, and 4 persons were wounded.
– At
approximately 23:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Ziad Salman Qaraman, in which 20 people live, in al-Nussairat
refugee camp. A few minutes later, an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 23:15, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Salem Mohammed al-Far, 58, in which 40 people live, in al-Maghazi
refugee camp. As a result, the house was
destroyed, and the owner and Ramzi Hussein al-Far, 24, were killed. A few hours later, medical crews were able to
recover the body of Jihan Salem al-Far, 25, from the debris of the house. Rescue teams are still searching for victim
under the debris.
– At
approximately 23:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to ‘Abdul Hai ‘Abdul Jawad Ismail, in which 20 people live, in
al-Maghazi refugee camp. As a result,
the house was destroyed and a neighbor, ‘Eissa Kamel Mousa, 62, was killed.
– Also
at approximately 23:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Hussein Najeeb Mash’al, in which 7 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. A few minutes later, an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 23:30, an Israeli droned fired a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Ibrahim Mutair Nassar, in which 20 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. A few minutes later, an Israeli
warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 23:50, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Ahmed Husni al-Kurd, in which 50 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. A few minutes later, an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 00:30 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a
missile at a 2-storey house belonging to the heirs of Husni Mohammed Abu Jaber,
in which 9 people live in al-Boreij refugee camp. As a result, the house and 2 nearby houses
were destroyed, and 16 Palestinian civilians were killed: Anwar Mohammed Abu
Jaber, 35; Lina Kifah Abu Jaber, 25; Leen and Salma Anwar Abu Jaber, 2 and 1
respectively; ‘Aaesha Hamdan Abu Jaber, 23; Mohammed Ra’ed Abu Jaber, 3; Fadel
Hamdan Abu Jaber, 19; Hamdan Mohammed Abu Jaber, 78; Ahmed Hamdan Abu Jaber,
35; Jaber Hamdan Abu Jaber, 27; Sama Ra’ed Abu Jaber, 1; Tuqa Salah Khalil Abu
‘Eissa, 1; Ahmed ‘Omar Sa’id ‘Abdul ‘Aal, 24; Ayman Salah Abu ‘Oun, 26; Anwar
Mohammed Abu Jaber, 24; and Dina Hamdan Abu Jaber, 26, pregnant. Rescue teams
are still searching for victims under the debris of the house.
– At
approximately 01:45, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Fayez ‘Eid Abu Shareef, in which 11 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. A few minutes later, an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it. As a result, Riham Tayseer Abu Mashi, 13, who
lives in a nearby house, was killed and 18 civilians were wounded.
– Also
at approixmately01:45, Israeli warplanes lunched 2 missiles at a carton factory
in the east of al-Nussairat refugee camp.
The factory was destroyed.
– At
approximately 03:10, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Mohammed ‘Atiya Abu Khousa, in which 20 people live, in al-Sawarha
area in the west of al-Nussairat refugee camp.
A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house
and destroyed it. As a result, 9 members
of the family, including 7 children and a woman, were killed: Ibrahim ‘Abed
Rabbu Abu Khousa, 33; Sabreen Mohammed Abu Khousa, 33; Fadi, Fatema, Mohammed
and Shahad Ibrahim Abu Khousa, 2, 3, 1 and 10 respectively; Yazan ‘Emad Abu
Khousa, 3; Rital Basheer Abu Khousa, 1; and Jana Bilal Abu Khousa, 1.
– At
approximately 03:45, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at a 2-storey house
belonging to Anees ‘Abdul Rahman Abu Shammala, 52, Mayor of al-Boreij, in which
8 people live. As a result, the mayor,
his father ‘Abdul Rahman ‘Oqailan Abu Shammala, 74, and his nephew Mohammed
Mohammed Abu Shammala, 10, were killed, and 30 of his relatives were wounded.
– At
approximately 05:40, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to the Abu ‘Amra family, in which Akram ‘Abdullah al-Sumairi and his
brothers who fled from Israeli shelling, in Wadi al-Salqa village. As a result, Mohammed and Ibrahim Akram
‘Abdullah al-Sumairi, 14 and 10 respectively, were killed, and 40 others were
wounded.
– At
approximately 06:00, Israeli warplanes and tanks bombarded Gaza Power Plant to
the north of al-Nussairat refugee camp.
Fuel tanks were burnt, and the plant was stopped.
– At
approximately 07:00, an Israeli artillery shell hit a house belonging to
Ibrahim Mohammed Kalloub in Deir al-Balah, killing his grandchild, Ibrahim
Mo’tassem Kalloun, 4.
– At
approximately 07:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, 51, in al-Nussairat refugee camp. Ahmed was killed and 5 civilians were
wounded.
Khan Yunis:
Israeli warplanes launched 42 airstrikes and tanks and
gunboats fired dozens of shells at Palestinian civilians and property in Khan
Yunis. As a result of these attacks, 50
Palestinians, 48 of whom are civilians, including 15 children and 7 women, were
killed, and a child died of a previous wound.
Three bodies of civilians killed in Khuza’a village were recovered. Additionally, 140 Palestinians, including 24
children and 16 women, were wounded, and 15 houses were destroyed.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 10:10 on Sunday, 27 July 2014, an Israeli drone fired a missile
at a motorbike in al-Zanna area in Bani Suhaila village, east of Khan Yunis. As
a result, ‘Essam ‘Abdul Karim Abu Sa’ada, 45, was killed. A number of Israeli artillery shells hit the
same area wounding 2 civilians, including a woman.
– Also
at approximately 10:10, Israeli tanks positioned to the east of Khan Yunis
fired a number of shells at Palestinian areas.
– Also
at approximately 10:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a motorbike
in ‘Abassan village, killing a member of a Palestinian armed group.
– At
approximately 10:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the third floor of a house
belonging Sami al-Braim in Ermaida area in Bani Suhaila. No casualties were reported.
– At
approximately 11:50, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorbike in Bni
Suhaila village, killing Khaled ‘Abdul Sattar Sahmoud, 22.
– In
the morning, medical sources declared that Fadi Salem Sami Baraka, 14, died in
an Egyptian hospital. He was wounded by
an Israeli airstrike a few days ago in Bani Suhaila.
– At
approximately 15:25, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to Waji Ghanem in Bani Suhaila village, east of Khan Yunis.
– At
approximately 17:25, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an agricultural
plot in Bani Suhaila village, east of Khan Yunis.
– At
approximately 17:50, Israeli drones fired 2 missile at a motorbike and a
vehicles of Bani Suhaila Municipality in al-Zanna area in Bani Suhaila. As a result, ‘Essam Ibrahim Abu Shab, 42, a
worker in the municipality, was killed and 3 others were wounded, but they died
later: Mousa Ahmed Abu Sa’da, 42; Hussein Hassan Abu al-Naja, 65; and Ahmed
Mahmoud Abu al-Naja, 15.
– At
approximately 01:30 on Monday, 28 July 2014, medical sources at the European
Gaza Hospital declared that Dawlat Nafez Qudaih, 17, died of wounds she had
sustained on 24 July 2014, when an
Israeli warplane attacked a motorbike in al-Shawafin area in ‘Abassan, as she
and his family were trying to leave Khuza’a village. Her father, her brother and another civilian
were killed in the attack.
– At
approximately 06:00, Israeli tanks positioned to the east of Khan Yunis fired a
number of shells at Palestinian areas.
– At
approximately 13:30, Israeli forces allowed the ICRC and medical crews to enter
Khuza’a village, east of Khan Yunis, and allowed them to search for victims in
2 quarters in the village. They were
allowed to recover bodies of 3 Palestinian civilians: Suleiman Mohammed Qudaih,
75; his son Akram, 45; and Mohammed Tawfiq Qudaih, 58, who was shot dead on 25
July 2014, and his case was documented by PCHR in previous press releases.
– At
approximately 15:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an agricultural
plot in ‘Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis.
– At
approximately 17:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
‘Abed Rabbu al-Reqeb in Bani Suhaila village.
A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house
and destroyed it.
– In
the evening, Israeli tanks violently shelled al-Zanna area in Bani Suhaila
village, east of Khan Yunis. As a result, 2 Palestinian civilians were wounded.
– At
approximately 19:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a member of a
Palestinian armed group in al-Satar al-Gharbi area in the northwest of Khan
Yunis. He was seriously wounded.
– At
approximately 19:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a number of
Palestinian civilians in al-Manara neighborhood in Khan Yunis. As a result, Yahia Mohammed ‘Abdullah
al-‘Aqqad, 49, was killed and 3 others were wounded.
– At
approximately 19:30, Israeli warplane launched 2 airstrikes on the south of
al-Nemsawi neighborhood in the west of Gaza City.
– At
approximately 20:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
‘Abdul Hai al-‘Abadla in al-Qarara village.
As a result, al-‘Abadla’s son, 26, was killed.
– At
approximately 21:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile near al-Qassas family
council in Sheikh Nasser area. As a
result, 2 Palestinian civilians were killed: Mahmoud Ussama Hamdan al-Qassas,
24; and ‘Abdul Rahman Mohammed Ferwana, 35. Twenty civilians were also wounded.
– At
approximately 21:50, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a number of
Palestinian civilians near Al Yasser Mosque in Bani Suhaila village, east of
Khan Yunis. As a result, 4 civilians,
including a man and his son, were killed: Khaled Younis al-Reeqb, 42; his son
Rami,16; Naji Ahmed Mardi al-Reeqb, 39; and Hussein Yasser Mahmoud Abu Saqer,
16.
– At
approximately 22:00, Israeli drones fired 2 missiles at 2 houses belonging to
the Sha’at and al-Agha in Ma’an area in the south of Khan Yunis, while their
residents were inside. As a result, 9
Palestinian civilians were killed: Nader ‘Ata Fadel al-Najjar, 47; his 4
children: Ahmed, Dalia, Dina and Fadel, 21, 17. 14 and 11 respectively;
Mohammed Fadel ‘Ata al-Agha, 30; Marwa Jameel Shaker al-Agha, 50; her son Nidal
Majdi ‘Ata aal-Agha, 18; and Mohammed Jum’a Sha’at. Twenty civilians were also wounded. There are concerns that other victims could
be under the debris of the two houses.
– At
approximately 00:20 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a
missile at a 2-storey house belonging to Subhi ‘Ali Mohammed Ferwana in the
west of al-Qarara village. As a result, Ferwana’s brother, Ahmed, 23, was
killed, and another 3 civilians were wounded.
– At
approximately 01:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a number of
Palestinian civilians near the campus of the Islamic University in Ma’an area
in the south of Khan Yunis. As a result,
4 civilians were wounded.
– Also
at approximately 01:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to the Sahwil family in al-Jiya area in the west of al-Qarara
village.
– At
approximately 01:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to ‘Izziddin ‘Omar al-Najjar in Ma’an area. As a result, the owner’s wife, Siham Raji
Khalil al-Najjar, 46; his daughter ‘Aaida, 21; and his grandchild, Sarah Ahmed
Sidqi ‘Abdul Ghafour, 1, were killed.
Seven members of the family were also wounded.
– At
approximately 04:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Hisham ‘Abed Rabbu, in which 8 people live, in Khan Yunis refugee
camp. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 05:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Mohammed ‘Ata al-Najjar, 50, in Gizan al-Najjar area in the south
of Khan Yunis. As a result, al-Najjar
and 6 other members of the family were killed: Essam, Islam and ‘Ata Mohammed
‘Ata al-Najjar, 24, 15 and 33 respectively; Mohammed and Rafif ‘Ata Mohammed
al-Najjaar, 2 and 3 respectively; and Khaled ‘Omar al-Najjar, 23. Four members of the family were also
wounded.
– Also
at approximately 05:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a neighboring
s-torey house belonging to Ibrahim Hassan al-Najjar. The house was destroyed and 6 members of the
family, including 2 women and a child, were killed: Fawzia Qassem Hannoun
al-Najjar, 80; Mona Ismail Khamis al-Najjar, 43; Jihad Ibrahim Hassan
al-Najjar, 24; Mona Jihad Ibrahim al-Najjar, 1; Hamad Yousef Hassan al-Najjar,
23; and Mohammed Zaki Hassan al-Najjar, 30.
– In
the early morning, Israeli warplanes launched at least 13 airstrikes at targets
in al-Qarara village and the eastern area.
– At
approximately 07:25, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an agricultural
plot in al-Mawasi area in the west of Khan Yuniss.
– At
approximately 07:30, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 4-storey
apartment building in the center of Khan Yunis.
The building was completely destroyed, and at least 7 Palestinian
civilians, including 2 children and a man and his two children, were killed:
Jana and Lama Ahmed Fayez Baraka, 3 and 1 respectively; Jameel Ahmed Hamed
al-Najjar; his daughter Lamia, 23, and his son Mohammed, 12; Aya Sami Anwar
al-Ramlawi, 9; and Aya Ibrahim Hassan Abu Sitta, 23. Fifteen civilians were
also wounded. There are concerns that
more victim could be under the debris of the building.
– At
approximately 08:30, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at 2 house belonging
to the Sha’at family near the European Gaza Hospital. The two houses were destroyed.
Rafah:
Israeli warplanes launched 41 airstrikes and Israeli tanks
and gunboats fired dozens of shells targeting houses, agricultural plots and
open area. As a result of these attacks,
21 Palestinian civilians were killed, including 7 children and 8 women, 2
of whom were pregnant. Additionally, 52 civilians, including 26
children and 6 women, were wounded. Ten
houses, 2 mosques and a store were also destroyed.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 12:10 on Sunday, 27 July 2014, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at an agricultural plot in al-Nasser village, northeast of Rafah.
– At
approximately 19:00, medical sources at an Egyptian hospital declared that
Mohammed Ahmed Harbi Siam, 7, died of wounds he had sustained by an Israeli
airstrike on 24 July 2014.
– At
approximately 21:20, Israeli tanks fired 3 shells at houses in al-Shouka
village, east of Rafah.
– At
approximately 12:00 on Monday, 28 July 2014, an Israeli military aircraft
dropped flyers over Rafah, listing names of members of Palestinian armed groups
who were killed Israeli forces and promising to list more names son.
– At
approximately 20:30, Israeli tanks fired a number of shells at houses in
al-Tannour neighborhood in the east of Rafah.
– At
approximately 22:00, Israeli tanks fired a number of shells at houses in
al-Junaina and Musabbeh neighborhoods in the north of Rafah.
– At
approximately 22:20, Israeli tanks fired a number of shells at houses near the
destroyed Gaza International Airport in the southeast of Rafah.
– At
approximately 22:40, Israeli tanks fired 2 shells at houses in Kherbat al-‘Adas
neighborhood in the north of Rafah.
– At
approximately 22:45, Israeli drones fired 2 missiles at a store of ‘Ata
Contracting Company in al-Siamat neighborhood in Rafah. The store was burnt.
– At
approximately 23:00, Israeli drones fired 4 missiles at al-Sabrin Mosque in
al-Siamat neighborhood in the north of Rafah.
The mosque was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 23:30, Israeli drones fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to
‘Abdul Malek Hamdan Abu Siam in al-Siamat neighborhood in the north of
Rafah. The house was partially
destroyed.
– At
approximately 00:10, Israeli warplanes launched 4 missiles at a 2-storey house
belonging to ‘Abdullah Hassan Abu Zaid in Tabbat Zare’ area in the east of
Rafah. As a result, 7 members of the
family were killed: Ahmed ‘Abdullah Abu Zaid, 24; Shamma Wa’ek Abu Zaid, 16;
Sabreen Khader Abu Zaid, 30; Bissan Eyad Abu Zaid, 12; Miriam Marzouq Abu Zaid,
31, pregnant; ‘Abdullah Nidal Abu Zaid, 5; and Palestine Mohammed Abu Zaid,
26. Fourteen members of the family were
also wounded. The house and another
neighboring house were destroyed.
– At
approximately 00:15 on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a
missile at an agricultural plot in al-Nasser village, northeast of Rafah.
– At approximately
01:50, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorbike parked in Tal al-Sultan
neighborhood in the west of Rafah, destroying it.
– At
approximately 03:10, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
‘Aatef Ghayadh Shallouf in Kherbat al-‘Adas in the north of Rafah. a few minutes later, an Israeli warplane
launched a missile at the house and destroyed it. As a result, 10 members of the family were
seriously wounded.
– At
approximately 03:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Hani Kamal Abu Taha, in which 7 people live in al-Tannour neighborhood in the
east of Rafah. A few minutes later, an
Israeli was plane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 04:35, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at a house belonging
to the sons of Mahmoud Duhair in Musabbeh, in which 30 people live,
neighborhood in the north of Rafah. The
house was destroyed and 7 members of the family were killed: Turkiya Khalil
Duhair, 66; ‘Ezzat Salama Duhair, 23, a freelance journalist; ‘Omar Salam
Duhair, 38; ‘Omar ‘Omar Duhair, 12; Maria ‘Omar Duhair, 12; Yasmeen Ahmed
Duhair, 24; Tasneem Mohammed Duhair, 8; and Wafaa’ ‘Abdul Raziq Duhair, 28,
pregnant. Additionally, another 4 civilians
were wounded. Rescue teams are still
searching for the other members of the family under the debris.
– At
approximately 05:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Noura Mohammed Farahat, in which 9 people live, in ‘Omar Bin al-Khattab Street
in the north of Rafah. A few minutes
later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 06:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile near a house belonging to
Ahmed Sa’id all-Hashash in al-Hashash neighborhood in the north of Rafah. When members of the family attempted to
evacuate the house taking their disabled mother out, the Israeli drone fired a
missile at them. When a number of their
relatives attempted to help them, the Israeli drone fired a third missile at
them. As a result of these attacks, 6
civilians were killed: Ibrahim Ahmed al-Hashash, 16; Mohammed Ahmed al-Hashash,
18; Mas’oud Ahmed al-Hashash, 20; Sa’id Ahmed al-Hashash, 20; their mother
Hana’ Ali al-Hashash, 43; and Mohammed Mousa al-Hashash, 20. Eleven civilians were also wounded.
– At
approximately 06:05, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Rami al-Dukhni in al-Junaina neighborhood.
A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house
and destroyed it. A child was wounded.
– At
approximately 06:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a hosue belonging to
Salah Mohammed Abu Nada, in which 30 people live, in al-Junaina
neighborhood. A few minutes later, an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it. A child was wounded.
– At
approximately 06:45, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house in
al-Shaboura refugee camp. The house was
destroyed and a member of an armed group was seriously wounded. Four neighbors were also wounded as their
houses were damaged.
– At
approximately 07:05, Israeli drones fired 3 missiles at a house belonging to
Mohammed ‘Abdul Salam al-Mughrabi, in which 6 people live, in al-Siamat
neighborhood in the north of Rafah. A
few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and
destroyed it. A number of neighboring houses were extensively damaged.
PCHR reiterates condemnation, expresses utmost concern for
these crimes, and:
1) Warns
of deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip in light of
this continuous Israeli military escalation, threats to expand military
operations, and the continued tightened closure of the Gaza Strip;
2) Calls
upon the international community to act immediately to stop these crimes, and
renews the call to the High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Geneva Convention
to fulfill their obligation under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure that it
is respected at all times, and their responsibilities under Article 146 to
pursue perpetrators of serious violations of the Convention, which are
determined in Article 147, which lists violations of the Convention amounting
to war crimes; and
3) Calls
for establishing a UN fact-finding mission to investigate suspected war crimes
committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip,
and take necessary steps to prosecute responsible for them.
