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Israeli airstrike kills at least 11 including four siblings in Deir al-Balah
Source: AP
Israeli airstrike kills at least 11 including four siblings in Deir al-Balah
The strike hit a house in the central city of Deir al-Balah late Tuesday, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital which received the casualties. The dead included two women and four children, the hospital’s casualty list showed.
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People check the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli attack at Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on 15 Jan 2025 that killed a mother and four of her children. (Photo: Eyad Baba / AFP)
According to Save the Children, on average the Israeli bombardment in Gaza maimed 15 children a day (475 per month), leaving them with lifelong disabilities.
10-year-old Areej Asaliya lost her eye during the Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle, 8 Sep 2022)
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/1/15/live-israel-launches-fierce-strikes-on-gaza-as-ceasefire-deal-moves-closer?update=3442734
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/explosive-weapons-left-15-children-a-day-in-gaza-with-potentiall