Israel wipes out family of 9 bombing Al-Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza

Admin I Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024

 

GAZA- The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF on Tuesday wiped out family of nine in bombings across the Gaza Strip.

The family of nine was wiped out when the IDF strikes hit the Hassouna family home in Al-Daraj neighbourhood in the east of Gaza.

So far four members of the family have been recovered from the building while four others were still stuck under the rubble.

We gathered that those killed were among the Hijazi and Riyashi displaced families who were seeking refuge in the neighbourhood.

Meanwhile, the IDF said it struck and eliminated the Head of the Islamic Jihad’s Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah Area who fired rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area at Israeli civilians

“Yesterday (Monday), the IAF conducted an intelligence-based strike on the terrorist Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash, who served as the Head of the Islamic Jihad’s Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah area”, IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said.

According to him, Al-Hashash was responsible for the Islamic Jihad’s rocket attacks in the Rafah Brigade and was an important source of knowledge of rocket fire within the Islamic Jihad terror organization in Gaza.

He added that during the war, al-Hashash was responsible for firing rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area toward Israeli civilians.

“At the time of the strike, Salame al-Hashash was embedded and operating inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis. Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence”, he said.