Israel strikes Gaza after talks fail to extend truce
- 10 years ago
More air strikes on Gaza.
Video from the Israeli Defense Forces purports to show the moment of impact on a Hamas target, after Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel.
This latest round of air strikes comes after Egypt-mediated talks to extend a 72-hour truce fell through.
At least five people were killed in the strikes.
For one man living in Gaza -- total loss.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF MAN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE, MOHAMED ABUHADAF, SAYING:
"We were all sitting; my children were sitting on one side and me and my wife was sitting on the other side drinking tea, and then there was the strike. I saw only pieces of flesh. I couldn't differentiate between the bodies."
Hamas blames Israel for the failure of the talks.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HAMAS SPOKESMAN, SAMI ABU ZUHRI, SAYING:
"We accuse the Israeli occupation of wasting time. As a result the truce was not extended today because we were convinced that the occupatio
Video from the Israeli Defense Forces purports to show the moment of impact on a Hamas target, after Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel.
This latest round of air strikes comes after Egypt-mediated talks to extend a 72-hour truce fell through.
At least five people were killed in the strikes.
For one man living in Gaza -- total loss.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF MAN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE, MOHAMED ABUHADAF, SAYING:
"We were all sitting; my children were sitting on one side and me and my wife was sitting on the other side drinking tea, and then there was the strike. I saw only pieces of flesh. I couldn't differentiate between the bodies."
Hamas blames Israel for the failure of the talks.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HAMAS SPOKESMAN, SAMI ABU ZUHRI, SAYING:
"We accuse the Israeli occupation of wasting time. As a result the truce was not extended today because we were convinced that the occupatio