Israeli airstrike kills 3 Palestinian children from same family, officials say
7/17/2014
Palestinian siblings Samih, left and Shaima Hossen inspect the damages of their home after it was heavily damaged from falling debris from the next door apartment building of el-Yazje family, destroyed by an overnight Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Thursday, July 17, 2014. The Israeli military says it has struck 37 targets in Gaza ahead of a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire meant to allow civilians to stock up after 10 days of fighting. The Gaza Interior Ministry says four people were killed and that a 75-year-old woman died of wounds from the day before. The Israeli army says Hamas fired 11 rockets at Israel early Thursday. Palestinian health officials say that in total, 227 Palestinians have been killed. On the Israeli side, one man was killed since July 8.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Gaza health official says an Israeli airstrike has killed three children from the same family in Gaza City.
Ashraf al-Kidra says the two boys and one girl between the ages of 8 to 10 were killed Thursday when their home was hit.
Their grandfather, Marzouk Shahaibar, says they had gone on the roof of the home to feed pigeons.
TV footage from the scene shows a little doll and a sandal near pools of blood on the roof of the home.
The deaths come a day after four cousins ages 9 to 11 were killed on the beach beside a coastal road west of Gaza City.