Bayan Abu Khammash, killed along with her mother by Israeli warplanes on August 9, 2018
Though Israel has killed over 160 Palestinians and Hamas has killed 2 Israelis in the past four months, Israel felt it was time for a no-holds-barred, all-out airstrike against Gaza. Israeli fighter jets dropped at least 140 bombs, killing a mother and infant.
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from IMEMC News
The Israeli military, one of the most powerful armies on the planet, launched a full-scale military assault on the besieged coastal Strip Wednesday night, dropping at least 140 bombs, according to the Israeli military spokesperson.
The strikes killed a pregnant woman, Enas Mohammad Abu Khammash, 23, and her child, Bayan Abu Khammash, 18 months, in their home in al-Ja’farawi area, in Gaza’s Central District.
Israeli officials issued a statement later that night saying that they planned to continue the current escalation in Gaza with no end in sight.
The Palestinian population of Gaza, which includes more than one million children in its total population of two million, has no military.
The ad hoc resistance groups that sprung up in recent years in Gaza to counter the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian land fired dozens of shells across the Israeli-militarized border in response. Israelis living in the town of Sderot, constructed provocatively close to the Gaza-Israel border, rushed to underground shelters.
Here is a quick rundown of deaths and injuries as reported by IMEMC News followed by the latest report:
Palestinian Deaths:
- Enas Mohammad Abu Khammash, age 23
- Enas’ unborn child (9 months pregnant)
- Bayan Abu Khammash, age 1 1/2
- Ali al-Ghandour, 30
- On Tuesday, the Israeli army killed two resistance fighters, identified as Ahmad Abdullah Morjan, 23, and Abdul-Hafeth Mohammad Seelawi, 23, in northern Gaza.
Palestinian Injuries:
- at least 12 reported, some serious (Palestinians suffering from shock and stress are not included in this statistic)
Israeli deaths:
- None
Israeli injuries:
- 17 treated, “mostly for stress,” 1 with moderate shrapnel wounds
To see a complete list of deaths on both sides since 2000, visit IsraelPalestineTimeline.org
Israeli Missiles Kill A Pregnant Palestinian Mother And Her Child In Northern Gaza
reposted from IMEMC
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli army missiles have killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, and her infant daughter, 18 months of age, in central Gaza. The mother was nine months pregnant.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has confirmed that the soldiers killed a pregnant woman, identified as Enas Mohammad Abu Khammash, 23, and her child Bayan Abu Khammash, 18 months, in their home in al-Ja’farawi area, in Gaza’s Central District.
He added that the bombardment also caused moderate wounds to Enas’s husband, Mohammad Khammash.
Furthermore, the soldiers injured at least twelve Palestinians in ongoing Israeli bombardment of several parts of the Gaza Strip, and earlier killed one Palestinian, identified as Ali al-Ghandour, 30.
In addition, the Israeli Air Force fired three missiles at a concrete factory, and three other missiles into a nearby area, northwest of Gaza city.
Media sources in Gaza said Israeli missiles also struck sites, run by armed resistance groups, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while more missiles were fired from drones into sites in the Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza city, and Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Also on Wednesday, the army fired several missiles into various areas of the Gaza Strip, including a building in the Sudaniyya area of northern Gaza, which was first struck by three missiles, followed by an additional six missiles, just minutes later.
The Israeli army said it targeted several Hamas centers in Gaza, reportedly when six Israelis were injured in the Sderot settlement, in the Negev, “after eight shells were fired from Gaza”.
Israeli Ynet News said that one Israeli man, aged 23, was injured by shrapnel in his leg, and added that “two pregnant women in addition to a man, 42 years of age, were treated for shock,” before being moved to Barzilai Hospital.
It alleged that Hamas fighters fired live rounds at “civil engineering equipment”, used as part of a “anti-tunnel barrier’” which is being built along the barrier with Gaza, causing damage, before the army fire a tank shell at a Hamas post.
Hamas said its fighters fired shells into nearby army posts, in retaliation to Israeli bombardment of the coastal region, and added that it has no Interest in escalation.
Hamas leaders said that they are holding talks with Egypt, to restore calm to the region, and to avoid a potentially serious military escalation.
For its part, the Israeli army said it raised the alert level along the border with Gaza, after noticing that Hamas fighters were evacuated from their posts along the border, a move that Hamas said was meant to ensure their safety, and avoid further escalation, while the army considered it as part of preparation for potential escalation.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army killed two Hamas fighters, identified as Ahmad Abdullah Morjan, 23, and Abdul-Hafeth Mohammad Seelawi, 23, in northern Gaza.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a statement denouncing the Israeli assassination of two of its fighters, in northern Gaza, and holding Israel accountable for any future escalation.
It stated that the two fighters were part of a military training in “Asqalan” center, one of its training locations in northern Gaza, and that many Palestinians, including political leaders of Hamas, were in attendance.
