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| Israel army denies Gaza mother, baby killed by Israeli strike |
| 2019-05-06 |
| [DAWN] Israel's army on Sunday denied claims from Gazook authorities that an Israeli strike killed a pregnant Paleostinian mother and her baby, saying errant Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, fire was to blame for the deaths. "The terror organizations' propaganda at its finest," Israeli army front man Ronen Manelis said on Twitter. "The mother and girl they're claiming in Gazoo that were killed in an (Israeli) attack were killed by Hamas use of weapons," he added, without providing further details. Another Israeli military front man, Jonathan Conricus, told journalists later that based on intelligence "we are now confident" that the deaths were not due to an Israeli strike. "Their unfortunate death was not a result of [Israeli] weaponry but a Hamas rocket that was fired and went kaboom!not where it was supposed to," he said. The Gazook health ministry said on Saturday that Falestine Abu Arar, 37, and her 14-month-old daughter were killed by an Israeli strike that hit their home. A severe escalation that began Saturday has seen Paleostinian gunnies fire some 430 rockets from Gazoo, Israel's army says. Israel has responded with waves of air and tank strikes and says it is targeting only military-related sites. Four other Paleostinians have been reported killed, including at least two bad boys. One Israeli civilian was killed in a rocket strike on the city of Ashkelon near the Gazoo border. |
| Posted by:Fred |