Obliterated families
25 June 2015
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At approximately 9:00 am on Wednesday 30 July 2014, Israeli tanks fired two artillery shells at the house of Mohammed A’ta Al Khalili that is located in Al Sanafour area in At-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. One of the shells fell on a group of the family members while they were waiting to be evacuated. As a result, eight people were killed, including two women and three children; and a fire broke out. Al Mezan identified the names of people killed as follows:
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