Obliterated families
5 August 2015
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Al Batsh family, Gaza City
At approximately 10:30pm on Saturday, 12 July 2014, Israeli warplanes fired two missiles/bombs at the house of Majid Subhi Al Batsh (50) in the At Tuffah neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City. The attack destroyed the house completely, along with two adjacent houses that belong to Majid's brothers; a house belonging to No'man and a house belonging to and Alaa' and Issam. Eighteen people were killed in this attack, including six children and four women.
Another sixteen people were injured of whom were three women and three children. Four of the injured were in critical condition. Major General Taysir Al Batsh, the head of Gaza City police, was among the injured. He sustained critical wounds while visiting his cousins at the time of the attack.
Al Mezan has identified those killed as follows:
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