Palestine

[Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians on ?Martyr?s Day,? including four children, bringing recent death toll to close to 50 Palestinians.tit]



(Gaza City) Bisan Hisham 9 July 06



Eyewitnesses and medical sources reported that Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including a mother and her two children, last night. During an Israeli artillery bombardment of a house east of Gaza City, not only were the three killed, several other Palestinians suffered injuries.



Doctors at Gaza City?s Al Shifa Hospital reported that Israeli forces killed the mother of the Hajaj family, her 20 year old son, and her 6 year old. Four others are injured, including one in critical condition.



Witnesses said Saturday night that Israeli military tanks in eastern Gaza City near the Al Mantar (Karni) commercial crossing fired several artillery shells at an eastern Gaza City neighborhood. Sources added that one of the Israeli missiles hit the Hajaj home, killing the child and other family members.



The eyewitnesses added that ambulances transported the dead, including four children, and a large number of injured to the hospital. ?Martyr?s Day? was memorialized on Saturday. And on that day this year Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, bringing the death toll at the hands of the Israelis to more than 40 Palestinians since Thursday.



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