Israeli warplanes launched 57 airstrikes targeting 12 houses, a beach resort and an agricultural plot in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. As a result, 19 Palestinian civilians, including a pregnant woman and her baby, were killed 37 others were wounded. Additionally, 12 houses were destroyed.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
At approximately 12:40 on Wednesday, 09 July 2014, Amal Youseg 'Abdul Ghafour (al-'Abadla), 33, and her baby Ranin, 1, were killed when Israeli warplanes targeted a house opposite to their house in al-Qarara village, east of Khan Yunis.
At approximately 23:00 on the same day, 9 Palestinian civilians were killed while they were in a beach coffee shop watching a match of the Football World Cup as Israeli warplanes bombarded the coffee shop. The victims were identified as: Ibrahim and Mohammed Kahlil Qannan, 24 and 26; Suleiman and Ahmed Saleem Mousa al-Astal, 17 and 18; Mousa Mohammed Taher al-Astal, 15; Mohammed Ihsan Farawana, 18; and Hamdi, Ibrahim and Saleem Sawali, 20, 28 and 23.
At approximately 02:00 on Thursday, 10 July 2014, Mahmoud Lutfi al-Hajj, 57, his wife Bassema 'Abdul Qader Mohammed al-Hajj, 48, and six their children -- Omar, 20; Sa'ad, 17; Tariq, 18; Asmaa', 22; Najlaa', 29; and Fatema, 12 -- were killed as Israeli warplanes targeted and destroyed their house in Khan Yunis refugee camp.
The houses that were targeted and destroyed belong to the families of al-Madani, 'Abdul Ghafour, Abu Daqqa, Fares, Abu Salah, Salama, Tabash, al-Yazouri, al-Agha, al-Hajj and al-Farra.
Rafah:
Israeli warplanes launched 47 airstrikes targeting houses, agricultural plots, open areas, tunnels at the Egyptian border and training sites of Palestinian armed groups in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. Israeli ground and naval forces also fired dozens of shells at various areas in the city. As a result of these attacks, two Palestinian civilians (a child and an old woman) were killed and 30 others, including 17 children and six women, were wounded. Additionally, five houses belonging to the families of Abu Nuqaira, Matar, Abu Obaid, Zu'rob and Fahajan were destroyed.
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