The mayor of town of Nuseirat, within the central Gaza Strip, was killed late Thursday night time by an Israeli strike, together with 4 different individuals, the hospital the place the lifeless have been taken mentioned immediately.
Iyad al-Maghari was on the metropolis’s water station when that infrastructure was hit “round 10:30 p.m.” on Thursday night time, mentioned Mohammad al-Salhi, the spokesman for Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, slightly additional south. 4 members of his household have been killed together with him.
The Israeli navy, after being repeatedly requested by AFP about this strike, mentioned this afternoon that it might “quickly” subject an announcement.
Within the morning, a prayer was held outdoors the hospital after which the mayor’s physique was taken by ambulance to Nuseirat for burial.
The Nuseirat municipality and Hamas’ press workplace in Gaza individually introduced Magari’s demise, blaming the Israeli navy.
“We heard loads of explosions,” mentioned a resident of Nuseirat, Ibrahim al-Hu. AFP journalists additionally discovered that the water station was broken by the assault.
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