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Israeli Air Force Attacks Two Houses in Deir Al-Balah: Eight Killed including, Two Women and Five Children, and 11 Children, One Woman and One Man Injured

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14 November 2019

At around 12:25am on Thursday, 14 November 2019,  Israeli military aircraft fired four missiles at two houses, both built of tin sheets, in the south of Deir Al-Balah, Middle Gaza. The houses belong to Rasmi Al-Sawarka, 45, and his brother Mohammed, 40. The houses were completely destroyed and eight inhabitants were killed, including five children and two women. Another 13 persons were wounded including 11 children and one woman. The people who were killed have been identified as:

Rasmi Al-Sawarka, 45;

Mariam Al-Sawarka, 33;

Yusra Al-Sawarka-Al-Or, 39;

Wasim Al-Sawarka, 13;

Muhannad Al-Sawarka, 12;

Mu’ath Al-Sawarka, 2.

Salim Al-Sawarka, 3;

Al Mezan’s documentations show that Ambulances and fire trucks have reached the location of incident after 10 minutes of the bombardment, number of residents started to search for the houses’ inhabitants under the rubble, 6 persons were found dead and 13 were wounded. They were immediately rushed to al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. At around 7:00am, two killed children were found under the rubble: Firas Rasmi Al-Swarka, 2, and his brother Salim Rasmi Al-Sawarka, 3.