IDF: Cannot confirm deaths of Gaza doctor’s children in airstrike
The Israel Defence Forces said it cannot verify claims that nine children from the al-Najjar family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis over the weekend.
Israeli Air Forces strikes in Khan Yunis as seen from Rafah in the southernmost Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
International media attributed the casualties to Israel, including the death of seven children of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, and serious injuries to her husband and another child.
The IDF said some of the visuals shared online may have been artificially generated or outdated, and confirmed that the strike targeted suspected terrorists in a known combat zone after civilians were instructed to evacuate, Ynet reported.
Meanwhile, the IDF said it attacked more than 200 terrorist targets in Gaza over the past 48 hours, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets. Among the targets was a former school in Gaza City used as a command centre.
On Monday morning, terrorists in southern Gaza fired three rockets toward Israel; two fell short and hit in the Strip, and one was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force.
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