9 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes | Maan News Agency
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GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight Thursday, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said.
Five Palestinians were killed and 15 injured in Rafah after the Israeli air force targeted the Ghannam family home.
Ghaliya Dib Jaber Ghannam, 7, Wissam Abdulraziq Hassan Ghannam, 23, Mahmoud Abduloraziq Hassan Ghannam, 26, Kifah Shihada Dib Ghannam, 20, and Muhammad Munir Ashur, 25, were identified as those killed.
The home was hit without warning and the impact of the airstrike completely destroyed the building and several surrounding properties.
Toddler Nour Abu al-Najdah was also killed in Rafah after being injured by shrapnel from an airstrike, while Raed Abu Hani, 50, was killed in eastern Rafah.
Adnan al-Ashhab, 40 , died from injuries sustained in an airstrike near the al-Nuseirat refugee camp.
In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes targeted a fifth-floor apartment building, killing Anas Abu al-Kas .
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 98 Palestinians have been killed and over 600 injured in Israel’s assault on the besieged coastal enclave.