8 Palestinians, Including 2 Children, Killed In Israeli Airstrikes Across Gaza

GAZA CITY/ISTANBUL, Aug 2 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Eight Palestinians, including two children, were killed and several others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Sunday, despite Friday's announcement of an agreement to implement the next phase of the ceasefire plan, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

A medical source at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said three Palestinians -- a husband and wife and their daughter -- were killed and three others injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in the Al-Qarara area northwest of the city.

The strike hit an apartment belonging to the Al-Hams family, killing Mahmoud Zaki Al-Hams, 38, his wife Fatima Al-Hams, 37, and their young daughter, witnesses told Anadolu. Their remains were taken to a hospital.

Local sources also reported that Israeli artillery shelled the Dar Al-Salam area in central Khan Younis. No casualties were immediately reported.

In central Gaza, 68-year-old Kamal Abu Muailiq and his wife Huda, 59, were killed when an Israeli helicopter struck their home in the Al-Mashaala area west of Deir al-Balah, according to medical sources and witnesses.

In Gaza City, another Israeli strike on an apartment in the Al-Sousi Tower near the port area killed three Palestinians – Abdullah Abu Taif, 33, his wife Abeer Anan, 29, and their 5-year-old son Azzam – a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital said.

Another Palestinian was injured in a separate Israeli strike targeting an apartment near the Palestine Mosque in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood of western Gaza City.

Separately, Israeli military vehicles opened fire towards eastern areas of the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, with no casualties immediately reported.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU