Obliterated families
25 June 2015
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Abu Zeid family, Rafah
At approximately 12:10 am on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, Israeli warplanes fired four missiles targeting the house of Abu Zeid family in Rafah. Five families compromised of 24 members were living in the three-story house. One minute before this attack, an Israeli drone fired one missile in the vicinity of the house. People did not have time to flee.
As a result of the attack, 8 people were killed (14 injured) and a ninth person died from wounds sustained in the attack later. Al Mezan identified their names as follows:
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