Eight Palestinians from one family killed in an Israeli air strike on their home in Al-Buraij refugee camps, in Gaza Strip

Eight Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza

Friday February 15, 2008 23:24 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies saed at imemc dot org

Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday at night that eight Palestinians were killed and several others were injured when the Israeli air force fired missiles at the house of one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad in Al-Buraij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses reported that the shelling targeted the house of Ayman Fayid, 42, one of the leaders of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement. The house completely collapsed over its residents due to the shelling.

On its website, the Al-Quds Brigades confirmed that Fayid was killed in the strike and that six members of his family were injured in addition to dozens of injuries among residents of nearby houses.

Dr. Moawiya Hassanain, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, said that eight residents were confirmed dead and 40 others were injured, 10 seriously.

Some of the injured residents were transferred to the Al Aqsa Hospital while others were transferred to Nasser and Al-Shifa Hospitals.

Medical sources confirmed that eight residents were killed in the attack and several others were injured, some seriously. The number of casualties is expected to increase as some residents are still buried under the rubble of the shelled house. Several nearby houses were damaged by the blast.

Currently, civil defense teams and medics are evacuating the killed and the wounded residents while other teams are still searching under the rubble

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Israeli military spokesperson denied any relation to the attack.

Nabeel Abu Rodaina, spokesperson of the Palestinian president, denounced the attack and said Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip. He also called on the Israeli government to stop its escalation against the Palestinian people and stated that these attacks and assassination negatively affect the peace process and hinder its progress.

Meanwhile, the Al-Quds Brigades vowed fierce retaliation to this attack and to the ongoing Israeli attacks and violations.

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