16 Gazans killed this morning as Israeli raids claim more lives

16 Gazans killed this morning as Israeli raids claim more lives

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Israeli military attacks since the early morning hours of today have claimed the lives of 16 Palestinian civilians as the death toll keeps climbing and changing. The death of more civilians in fresh Israeli air raids today increased the death toll to 90 Palestinians, mostly civilians. Two related citizens called Abdullah and Mahmoud Abu Khater have been killed in an Israeli artillery attack on Ma'an area east of Khan Younis district. An Israeli raid north of Khan Younis also claimed the lives of two related men named Anwar and Ibrahim Al-Astal and led to the injury of one of their children. A civilian car boarded by three Palestinians from the same family was also bombed in the same district. Their bodies were taken to the hospital charred and torn apart. A report previously published this morning by the Palestinian information center (PIC) had said that five Palestinians including two children and two women were killed in different air raids on Azzeitoun neighborhood to the east of Gaza. Other civilians were reported to be killed in air raids that happened earlier on Monday. As for the occupied Palestinian territories, different Israeli reports claimed that seven Israeli settlers have been killed and 187 others have suffered injuries since the Palestinian resistance retaliated to Israel's military escalation. The rocket attacks on Israeli targets also inflicted heavy material damage on several homes, hotels, cars and commercial structures and led to military losses after the resistance was able to target, warplanes, warships and armored vehicles, according to the Israeli media.