Israeli raid on Gaza: nine dead, four are children
The planned meeting in Egypt between Hamas and Gaza truce mediators has been postponed to Sunday
The death toll of the four Israeli air raids that hit residential complexes in Gaza City overnight has risen to nine, including four children, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
The Israeli warplanes, the Arab newspaper points out, carried out the raids without any warning to the civilian population. Search and rescue operations continue at the sites of the attacks.
Four simultaneous Israeli air raids hit the town, where firefighters struggled to put out the blazing fires. Several people were injured, including women and children, some of whom are in a critical condition.
The UN Human Rights Office has recorded at least 12 Israeli attacks on police since the beginning of the year in the Gaza Strip, which have resulted in the death of at least 53 Palestinians, including 35 police officers, five boys and one woman.
"In the month of May alone, four attacks were recorded, resulting in the death of 12 policemen," the UN office specified, condemning the Israeli attacks, which also occurred "during normal law and order operations, such as traffic management and patrolling of streets and markets" indicating "a total disregard for civilian lives".
