The moment that Palestine and Israel blame each other for yet another violation of humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza today , the death toll is shocking.
According to UNICEF, at least 392 children have been killed by the relentless pounding of the Israeli Defense Forces since the ground operation began on the 8th of July, while only last Saturday the bombing of the Israeli army killed 84 people.
All this, while the Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu argues that the operation will continue even if all the tunnels in Hamas get destroyed and warns that Hamas will pay a heavy price for its actions.
Mr. Netanyahu, in a later statement he stressed that Israel has no intention to hurt the people of Gaza, noting that Hamas itself harms them.
” We deliver a blow to Hamas and to its terrorist organizations. We have no intention to hurt the people of Gaza, but Hamas is the one that hurts them as well as trying to prevent them from receiving any humanitarian assistance, “he said.
The Prime Minister reiterated that the operation will continue until calmness in the area gets restored.
A representative of UNICEF “30% of the deaths are children” and the number is expected to increase, while shocking is the fact that most of the victims are younger than 12 years old.
According to a spokesman of the Palestinian Ministry of Health , a just eight year old girl ‘died’ today, after the bombing in a refugee camp during ceasefire.
An fficer of the Israeli Ministry of Defense stated that if Hamas violated the ceasefire, the army will respond to fire, stressing that Israeli troops remain only in Rafah, and the rest have either withdrawn or deployed near the border with the Gaza.
So far, at least a total of 1,865 Palestinians have been killed at the end of the 28th day after the beginning of operations in Gaza, while over 9,470 are wounded by the Israeli.
In the meanwhile, according to the Russian press ” Russia Today” which cites information from the department responsible for Palestinian refugees of the UN, about 25% of the population which reaches 1.8 million have left their homes behind.
On the other hand from the conflicts 63 Israeli soldiers have been killed, while three people have lost their lives.
According to the Sky News journalist Mr. Tom Rainer, a spokesman for the Israeli army said that the bombing at the shelter in Shati refugee, took place “a few minutes after the ceasefire started.”
Israeli fire against Turkish journalists
There are also reports that Israeli soldiers opened fire against the team of news agency Anadolu.
CNN-Türk transmitted from Gaza that the incident occurred after the beginning of today’s ceasefire, while a cameraman Mr. Metin Yuksel Kaya was also injured in his hand.
A British member of humanitarian organization also loses his life
According to sources of Sky News, a British member of a humanitarian organization has reportedly died from gunfire in Gaza.
The British Foreign Office is investigating the case, while the news were broadcasted by a journalist of the network, Mr. Tom Rainer, who said that officials “take reports very seriously.”
However rumors want the British to have been killed after an Israeli airstrike yesterday Sunday, in the area of Rafah.
As the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “We have been informed of the death of a Briton in the area of Rafah and we are examining the case”.
An armed man opened fire near the University of Jerusalem
Shortly after the impact of a dredge to a bus which resulted to the tragic death of two people, and injured 5 more, which the Israeli authorities interpreted the incident as a terrorist attack, an armed man opened fire near the University Jerusalem.
According to Haaretz the gunman who was riding a motorcycle opened fire at a bus stop near the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, causing injury to a person. The local authorities are looking for the perpetrator.
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