'This life is horrific': Israeli forces strike home of Al-Quds journalist, blasting neighbourhood

Israeli forces bombed the home of journalist Jabr Abu Hadros in Nuseirat refugee camp, killing him along with at least six members of his family. 

Hadros worked for the Al-Quds news organisation. 

Neighbouring homes adjacent to the Abu Hadros residence were also destroyed in the blast, a local witness told Middle East Eye.

"We were sleeping when suddenly the stones started falling on us," one of the neighbours said.

"Immediately, we started to retrieve the bodies of the killed. I have no words to describe the scene; body parts were scattered all over the place," the neighbour continued.  

According to the witness, children and several elderly people were among those killed.

"The hospital I went to was overcrowded, and they had to send some people back home after performing emergency interventions," the neighbour said. 

Another witness affected by the blast told MEE that the attack happened while they were sleeping.

"Last night we drank tea and went to bed, but we woke up to fire all over the place. This life is horrific," the witness said, adding that they had to dig through the rubble to find clothes to cover themselves this morning. 

"There were more than 40 people in our house, with the majority being displaced women and children. We are all civilians who fled our houses to seek a safer place. The house we fled to is adjacent to the Abu Hadros house," the witness continued.

"Many children are still unaware that their parents have been killed. My message to the world is to wake up and put an end to the genocide against Palestinians, otherwise we will all perish. We are peaceful people fighting against the warmongering leaders of Israel and the US."

According to the Government Media Office in Gaza, a total of 106 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war.

Reporting by Mohamed Abu Homs in the Gaza Strip