Israel continues bombarding Gaza with a barrage of air strikes early Sunday morning. Several Palestinians have been killed since air raids began on Saturday
Fire rises after Israeli warplanes hit the building where Turkey's state media Anadolu Agency’s office is located in Gaza on May 4, 2019. Gaza news reports say at least seven Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a baby have now been killed by Israeli air raids which began on Saturday.The Gaza Health Ministry said a 14-month old baby, her pregnant mother and another five Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes.
“The Israeli plane fired a missile near the house and the shrapnel entered the house and hit the poor baby,” said her aunt, Ibtessam Abu Arar.Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum in a statement said the movement "hails the Palestinian resistance, which defends the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation. The resistance fulfils its national and moral duty towards the Palestinian people, as it is responsible for the safety and security of the Palestinian people.
It added that after the "Israeli occupation shed the blood of the Palestinian people at the Great Return March last Friday, the Palestinian resistance decided to defend the Palestinian people against the Israeli crimes." Hamas, which rules Gaza said it "holds the Israeli occupation responsible for any repercussions of its crimes, violations, and rejection to implement the ceasefire understandings."A building housing Turkey's state news agency and Turkish charity Yardimeli Dernegi, had also been hit.They have called on the international community to act on Israel's 'disproportionate actions'.
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