IOF Attacks Water Well in Beit Hanoun, 11 Persons Injured and Tens Houses Destroyed

At approximately 3:00 a.
m.
on Sunday 17 July 2011, the IOF attacked a water well belonging to the sons of the deceased Ahmed Mustafa Az-Za’anein.
The well is located in Al Qarman street in the town of Beit Hanoun, in North Gaza district.
As a result, the well was completely destroyed.
Three adjacent houses sustained severe damages, 26 houses and two shops sustained partial damages, and one car sustained light damage in the attack.
Moreover, 11 persons, including five children, were injured.
Medical sources at Beit Hanoun Hospital described their injuries as between moderate and light.
Al Mezan identified the names of the persons injured as follows: Hanaa Ziyad Az-Za’aneen, 3, shrapnel in the left knee; Ahmed Ziyad Az-Za’aneen, 5, shrapnel in the upper lip; Mu’taz Taher Az-Za’aneen, 13, shrapnel in the head; Murad Taher Az-Za’aneen, 12, shrapnel in the head; Samar Nazer Az-Za’aneen, 17, shrapnel in the head and face; Islam Qasem, 19, shrapnel in different parts of the body; Tareq Khader Az-Za’aneen, 20, shrapnel in the right hand middle finger; Merwan Khaled Az-Za’aneen, 22, shrapnel in the head and right hand; Mohammed Al Kafarna, 30, shrapnel in different parts of the body; Samah Wael Al Kafarna, 33, shrapnel in the face and right hand; and Munia Mohammed Az-Za’aneen, 50, a fracture in the left leg.