Eyewitnesses describe horror of overnight raids

In another overnight assassination, Israeli fighter jets bombed a home in Khan Younis early on Thursday, killing at least four people.

Among them was Ali Ghali, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. He was the fourth military leader to have been killed since Israel started its campaign on Tuesday. 

“At 1:30 at night, I was going to the bathroom when the flat was bombed,” said Abdallah Nakhala, who lives in the adjacent home. 

“The explosion threw me into the wardrobe. My 17-year-old brother Abdul Karim was sleeping when the wall collapsed on him,” Nakhala told Middle East Eye. 

“I couldn't move as I didn’t realise what had happened and the smoke covered the room. My neighbours rushed to remove the rubble to pull out my brothers,” He added. 

Abdallah and Abdul Karim were both slightly wounded in the attack. 

“There were 12 people in the flat, including three children. When the bombing happened, they started screaming and burst into tears out of terror.”