Israeli airstrike kills 1, injures 13 in Gaza City

10 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2011 الساعة . 08:06 ص   بتوقيت القدس

 

Israeli airstrikes killed a man in the central Gaza Strip early Friday morning, and injured 13 members of his family, medical officials said.

Local sources said that Israeli war planes struck a site used by Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam brigades northwest of Gaza City, which caused severe damage to the house of the al-Zaalan family.

Medical spokesman in Gaza Adham Abu Salmiya said the raid killed Bahjat al-Zaalan, 38, and injured 13 from his family, including 7 children.

Two of Bahjat’s children are seriously injured, and a 57-year-old man was moderately injured, he said.

In the southern Gaza Strip, an Israeli war plane fired a missile at al-Muharrarat district of Rafah, with no injuries reported.