A doctor working in Gaza informed through his Twitter account that the dead are 17, among them many children, a journalist and two members of the Civil Defence of Palestine.
Information about the death of the journalist was confirmed by the correspondent of ABC, John Williams, according to which the photojournalist who lost his life is the Palestinian Ramie Rayo.
As broadcasted by international networks, the attack occurred in a crowded market in Satzagia, which was hit the other day by Israeli gunfire.
According to the official of the Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Kidron, the market was filled with people as the residents thought that a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire was agreed.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Cross has not yet confirmed the exact number of victims, while at present there is no information from the Israeli army.
Some time later through the television station Al Aqsa a spokesman of the Islamist group, said that Hamas would “respond with violence to the slaughter of Israeli market Satzagia.”
Meanwhile, an Israeli official said that the government instructed the Israel Defense Forces to continue their attacks against Hamas in Gaza.
At the same time, according to the Times of Israel, yet another another tunnel of Hamas was discovered, this time in the UN small clinic near Khan Younis.
Despite the efforts of the men of the army to destroy the underground tunnel with caution, the explosives were detected within the triggered resulting in the death of three soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces.
Earlier, Hamas spokesman described the 4-hour ceasefire “meaningless.” As Sami Abu Zouchri said, the window of tranquility that Israel announced “has no value because it excludes the areas around the border, so we will not be able to carry the wounded out of these areas.”
According to Israel itself and the representatives of the Ministry of Defence, there is an ongoing ground operations in Gaza and the soldiers need constant air support.
As for the ceasefire, Israel supports that they apply it but not everywhere.
Under normal conditions, the ceasefire for humanitarian reasons should have run from 15:00 until 19:00 (CET).
