Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Benni Gantz, stated Wednesday that the Israeli army will continue its offensive against the Gaza Strip “as if mediation efforts are not ongoing”, and added that the army is following an agenda that will be implemented despite of what happens on the political spectrum.Gantz held a session with senior Israeli military and security officials to evaluate the current operations against Gaza, and said that the army is bombarding “high value” targets, including Hamas’s institutions such as banks, security centers and weapons storage warehouses, in addition to bombarding infrastructure such, as roads and bridges.
He also said that the army fired missiles at fuel pipes that provide Gaza with fuel by running from the Egyptian side into Gaza through the siege-busting tunnels across the border.
The Israeli military official added that the army bombarded government facilities and ministries in the coastal region in an attempt to topple Hamas, and weaken its power in the coastal region.
He also said that Gaza “woke up today to find a new situation, with more difficult living conditions, as the ruling Hamas party will need several years to reconstruct its infrastructure and recover from the Israeli strikes.
Gantz said that, overnight and on Wednesday at dawn, the army bombarded more than twenty tunnels, and attacked at least three armed groups that intended to fire shells into Israel.
As for the situation in the West Bank, Gantz stated that the current situation is very fragile, adding that Israel expects further confrontations in the West Bank should the offensive against Gaza continued.
Israeli shells killed on Wednesday 12 Palestinians while dozens have been injured; some seriously.
The Israeli offensive against Gaza continued for the eights day bringing the number of Palestinians, mainly civilians, children, infants and women, to at least 156, while more than 1100, also mainly civilians, have been injured.
Names Of Palestinian Killed By Israeli Shells And Missiles Since Last Wednesday:
1- Ahmad Al-Ja’bary, 52 years old.
2- Mohammed Al-hams, 28 years old.
3- Rinan Arafat, 7 years old.
4- Omar Al-Mashharawi, 11 months old.
5- Essam Abu-Alma’za, 20 years old.
6- Mohammed Al-Qaseer, 20 years old.
7- Heba Al-Mashharawi, 6-month pregnant, 19 years old.
8- Mahmoud Abu Sawawin, 65 years old.
9- Habis Hassan Mismih, 29 years old.
10- Wael Haidar Al-Ghalban, 31 years old.
11- Hehsam Mohammed Al-Ghalban, 31 years old.
12- Rani Hammad, 29 years old.
13- Khaled Abu Nasser, 27 year old.
14- Marwan Abu Al-Qumsan, 52 years old.
15- Walid Al-Abalda, 2 years old.
16- Hanin Tafesh, 10 months old.
17- Oday Jamal Nasser, 16 years old.
18- Fares Al-Basyouni, 11 years old.
19- Mohammed Sa’d Allah, 4 years old.
20- Ayman Abu Warda, 22 years old.
21- Tahrir Suliman, 20 years old.
22- Ismael Qandil, 24 years old.
23- Younis Kamal Tafesh, 55 years old.
24- Mohammed Talal Suliman, 28 years old.
25- Amjad Mohammed Abu-Jalal, 32 years old
. 26- Ziad Farhan Abu-Jalal, 23 years old.
27- Ayman Mohammed Abu Jalal, 44 years old.
28- Hassan Salem Al-Heemla’, 27 years old.
29- Khaled Khalil Al-Shaer, 24 years old.
30- Ayman Rafeeq Saleem, 26 years old.
31- Ahmad Abu Musamih, 32 years old.
32- Osama Abdeljawad
33- Ashraf Darwish
34- Ali Al-Mana’ma
35`- Mukhlis Edwan
36- Mohammed Al-Loulhy, 24 years old.
37- Ahmad Al-Atrush
38- Abdul-Rahman Al-Masri
39- Awad Al-Nahhal
40- Ali Hassan Iseed, 25 years old.
41- Mohammed Sabry Al’weedat, 25 years old.
42- Osama Yousif Al-Qadi, 26 years old.
43- Ahmad Ben Saeed, 42 years old.
44- Hani Bre’m, 31 years old.
45- Samaher Qdeih, 28 years old.
46- Tamer Al-Hamry, 26 years old.
47- Jumana Salamah Abu Sufian, 1 year old.
48- Tamer Salamah Abu Sufian, 3 years old.
49- Muhammad Abu Nuqira
50- Eyad Abu Khusa, 18 months old.
51- Tasneem Zuheir Al-Nahhal, 13 years old.
52- Ahmad Essam Al-Nahhal, 25 years old.
53- Nawal Abdul-‘Al, 52 years old.
54- Mohammed Jamal Al-Dalou, the father.
55- Ranin Mohammed Jamal Al-Dalou, 5 years old.
56- Jamal Mohammed Jamal Al-Dalou, 7 year old.
57- Yousef Mohammed Jamal Al-Dalou, 10 years old.
58- Ibrahim Mohammed Jamal Al-Dalou, 1 year old.
59- Jamal Al-Dalou, the grandfather.
60- Sulafa Al Dalou, 46 years old
61- Samah Al-Dalou, 25 years old
62- Tahani Al-Dalou, 50 years old
63- Amina Matar Al-Mzanner, 83 years old.
64- Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mzanner, 23.
65- Suheil Hamada
66- Mo’men Hamada
67- Atiyya Mubarak.
68- Hussam Abu Shaweesh.
69- Samy Al-Ghfeir, 22 years old.
70- Mohammed Bakr Al-Of, 24 years old.
71- Ahmad Abu Amra
72- Nabil Ahmad Abu Amra.
73- Hussein Jalal Nasser, 8 years old.
74- Jalal Nasr, 35.
75- Sabha Al-Hashash, 60 years old.
76- Saif Al-Deen Sadeq.
77- Ahmad Hussein Al-Agha.
78- Emad Abu Hamda, 30 years old.
79- Mohammed Jindiyya, 31.
80- Mohammed Iyad Abu Zour, 4 years old.
81- Nisma Abu Zour, 19 years old.
82- Ahed Al-Qattaty, 38 years old.
83- Al-Abd Mohammed Al-Attar.
84- Rana Ash-Shandi, 18 months.
85. Tamer Basheer.
86. Amin Basheer.
87. Salah Basheer.
88. Abdullah Harb Abu Khater (21)
89. Mahmoud Saeed Abu Khater (34)
90. Rashid ‘Alyan Abu ‘Amra (45)
91. Amin Zuhdi Bashir (40)
92. Tamer Rushdi Bashir (30)
93- Hussam Abdeljawad.
94- Ramadan Ahmad Mahmoud, 20 years old.
95- Mohammed Riyad Shamallakh, 23 years old.
96- A’ed Radi.
97- Ameer Al-Malahi
98- Ramez Harb
99- Salem Sweilem
100- Muhammed Ziyad Tbeil.
101- Arkan Abu Kmeil
102- Ibrahim Al-Hawajri
103- Khalil Shhada
104- Osama Shhada
106- Suhaib Fo’ad Hjazi, 2 years old.
107- Mohammed Fo’ad Hjazi, 3 years old.
108- Fo’ad khalil Hjazi
109- Mohammed Tawfeeq Al-Nassasra, 20 years old.
110-Ahmad Tawfeeq Al-Nassasra, 18 years old.
111- Ahmad Khaled Daghmash.
112- Bilal Al-Barrawi, 20.
113- Yahya Mohammad Awad, 15.
114- Mahmoud Az-Zahhar, in his thirties.
115- Abdul-Rahman Abu Hamza, 22.
115- Mohammad Bader, in his twenties.
116- Bilal Al-Barawi, 20.
117- Akram Ma’rouf.
118- Ahmad Doghmosh.
119- Sobhi Doghmosh.
120- Salah Doghmosh.
121- Ameen Al-Dod, 22.
122- Ahmad Abed Abu Mor.
123- Khaled Abed Abu Mor.
124- Salem Ayesh Abu Sitta.
125- Mohammad Ayesh Abu Sitta.
126- Ayman Rafiq Abu Rashid.
127- Saber Bulbul.
128- Tareq Hjeila.
129- Ziad Abu Al-Qaraya.
131- Mahmoud Al-Koomi.
132- Hussam Salama.
133- Mohammad Mousa Abu Aisha.
134- Hasan Yousef Al-Ostaz.
135- Mohammad Abu Sitta.
136- Salem Abu Sitta.
137- Abdul-Rahman Abu Hamad.
138- Ibrahim Ahmad Mahmoud Hamad
139- Mahmoud Kahlil Al-Arja
140- Abdallah Asseela,.
141- Mustafa Awad Abu Hamidan.
142- Ahmad Abu’liyyan.
143- Fares Esbeita, 25 years old.
144- Ameera Abu Nasser, 21 years old.
145- Ibrahim Abu Nasser, 70 years old.
146- Mohammed Adnan Al-Ashqar, 22 years old.
147- Andul-Rahman Naim, 2.
148- Talal Al-Asaly.
149- Hadeel Al-Asaly (child daughter of Talal)
150- Ayman Al-Asaly (child son of Talal).
151- Mohammad Al-Ashqar, 22.
152- Mohammad Abu Khousa, 13.
153. Ibrahim Abu Nasr, 80.
154- Fares Sbatiyya, 22.
155- Ahmad Abu Oleyyan (Child)
156- Abdullah Asaliyya.
