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  • AP News : AP Exclusive : High civilian death toll in Gaza house strikes

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    C’est beaucoup moins que les estimations de l’Onu et des autorités palestiniennes. A suivre...

    By KARIN LAUB, FARES AKRAM and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
    Published: Today

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    In this Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 photo, Mohammed Al-Bayoumi, 39, and his son Mahmoud stand on the rubble of their family home in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A July 31 Israeli airstrike killed 13 people from two families, including his son. The number of civilian deaths has been a key issue in the highly charged battle over the dominant narrative of last summer’s 50-day war, the third and most destructive confrontation between Israel and Hamas since 2008. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

    RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The youngest to die was a 4-day-old girl, the oldest a 92-year-old man.

    They were among at least 844 Palestinians killed as a result of airstrikes on homes during Israel’s summer war with the Islamic militant group, Hamas.

    Under the rules of war, homes are considered protected civilian sites unless used for military purposes. Israel says it attacked only legitimate targets, alleging militants used the houses to hide weapons, fighters and command centers. Palestinians say Israel’s warplanes often struck without regard for civilians.

    The Associated Press examined 247 airstrikes that - according to witness accounts and site visits - hit residential compounds, out of the some 5,000 Israeli strikes during the conflict. Its reporters compiled a detailed casualty count, determining 844 dead in those strikes.

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