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Sawarka massacre victim succumbs to his wounds

Friday 22-November-2019

A Palestinian man died on Friday from injuries he sustained when the Israeli occupation army bombed two homes for Al-Sawarka family in the Gaza Strip last week raising the number of fatalities in the massacre to 9.

The Ministry of Health said that Mohammed Al-Sawarka 40 succumbed to his wounds in a Gaza hospital in the afternoon.

At daybreak Friday 14 November Israeli warplanes fired four missiles at two Palestinian homes inhabited by Mohammed Al-Sawarka 40 his brother Rasmi Al-Sawarka 45 and their families in Deir al-Balah central Gaza Strip.

Rasmi Al-Sawarka his wife and three of their children were instantly killed in the attack along with Mohammed Al-Sawarka’s wife and two of their children. Mohammed was transferred to the hospital while in critical condition.

Last week the Israeli occupation army waged a three-day military aggression on the Gaza Strip killing 35 Palestinians and injuring 111.

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