Gaza: 6 Palestinians killed, four are under 18 year old

Six Palestinians were killed by the Israeli forces, four of them are under 18 year old, in Gaza during the last 24 hours, where the Israeli forces continue its attacks since more than 10 days.

Palestinian medical sources said that Yasser al-Khatib ( 18 year old) was strongly injured and died later. The Palestinian Muhammad Subeih ( 17 year old) died in the same incident.

A security source said that one Israeli tank opened fire and one shelling at a gathering for citizens near "Sheikh Zayed housing city" near Beit Lahia town to the north of Gaza.

A source in the Israeli army said that one helicopter fired one missile at three gunmen in Jabalia camp while carrying an explosives and approached the soldiers and this resulted in killing the two young men. Citizens, however, said that the gathering included resistance men and civilians.

Medical sources said that one Palestinian girl was killed yesterday by the occupation fire in Beit Hanoun to the north of Gaza. The source explained that "Samah Nassar (9 years old) was killed after a bullet hit her in the heart." A security source said that the army refused to let the ambulance leave Beit Hanoun medical clinic to Kamal Edwan hospital in Jabalia, the only hospital in northern Gaza.

A Palestinian medical source said yesterday that the Palestinian Samah Abu Salaa ( 25 year old) was killed while a man and his daughter were injured in an Israeli artillery bombardment in Jabalia.

Child Hassan al-Shareyha ( 15 year old) was killed on Thursday because of his wounds as he had suffered from an Israeli reconnaissance plane on Tuesday at the entrance of Beit Hanoun.

The occupation army said that a sniper killed yesterday one Palestinian farmer working in Beit Sada settlement to the south of Gaza.

Some 7,000 Palestinians demonstrated in Gaza against the Israeli attacks. Resistance men from Hamas called for "launching more al-Qassam missiles against the Israeli cities and towns."