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SvennoJ on 29 April 2024
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Nine members of one family killed in Rafah

Our correspondents say nine members of the Abu Taha family were killed in the Israeli attacks. We brought you testimony earlier from a neighbour who said he rescued a little girl from the balcony of the Abu Taha home. He said she might be the only survivor from that family.

Our correspondents are also reporting an additional death from the attack on the al-Khawajat family home. This takes the death toll from Israeli attacks on Rafah in recent hours from 15 to 20.

As we reported earlier, another seven Palestinians were reported killed in attacks on Gaza City.

Watch scenes from the aftermath of the attack on the Abu Taha family home below.



Difficult night for civilians in Rafah

It was an extremely difficult night for civilians in Rafah, where the Israeli military targeted multiple areas with air strikes. At least 20 Palestinians were killed, including five children, after Israel bombed three separate houses in Rafah.

Hospitals in densely populated areas were flooded with people and bodies piled up in morgues before being taken for burial.

We have also been hearing about artillery attacks on other areas in the territory, including in the Bureij refugee camp.

Battles were also raging overnight between Hamas fighters and Israeli soldiers close to Nuseirat junction in central Gaza, where, according to Israeli media reports, at least two Israeli soldiers were killed while eight others were wounded. They were evacuated by Israeli helicopters for medical treatment.

The Israeli army also fired artillery shells on border towns, including Beit Hanoon and Beit Lahiya in the north, which suffered widespread destruction during the earlier phase of the war. Israeli forces also targeted houses in Gaza City, where people are still stuck under the rubble.


Video shows moment Israeli forces bombed a residential tower in Gaza

A Palestinian photographer has filmed the moment an Israeli aircraft bombed a residential building on Jalaa Street in Gaza City on Sunday.

The video, filmed from across the street and verified by Al Jazeera, shows an explosion that knocked out glass in windows in a nearby building and sent massive clouds of black and grey smoke into the air.

Gaza death toll climbs to 34,488 Palestinians killed

At least 34,488 Palestinians have been killed and 77,643 injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, according to a statement by Gaza’s Health Ministry. At least 34 people were killed and another 68 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the statement added.