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Gaza relatives speak to MEE

Mohammed Hassan, a relative and neighbour of Yahya Hassan whose wife and three-year-old daughter were killed overnight told MEE that the family were farmers with no connection to politics. 

"We heard the terrible noise at around 1.30 in the morning. We all ran over to my cousin's house when we heard this. We found him dying and crying out. We live far from the city so it took a long time for the ambulances to reach us," he said. 

"The Israelis target civilians in their homes. What else can I say about the occupation. This family was just sleeping [when they were killed.]"

Father mourns his 3-year-old daughter killed in an Israeli airstrike (AFP)