Airstrike destroys family home in Khan Younis

(27 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: MUTE ASSOCIATED PRESS Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 27 October 2023 1. Various drone shots of the destruction of Abu Shammal building, hit on 26 Oct by Israeli airstrike HEADLINE: Airstrike destroys family home in Khan Younis ANNOTATION: Only from the air is it possible to see the extent of the damage caused by an Israeli strike in the south Gazan city of Khan Younis. ANNOTATION: What was once a family home has been reduced to rubble. ANNOTATION: 20 members of the Abu Shamala family were killed. ANNOTATION: Residents say as many as 100 more people may be trapped under the wreckage of the building. STORYLINE: An airstrike crashed into a family home in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Friday, killing 20 members of the Abu Shamala family and leaving scores more trapped beneath the rubble. Residents in the area said they believed that some 100 more people were trapped under the collapsed building. Drone footage of the area captured Friday shows staggering levels of destruction across the neighbourhood. The Israel-Hamas war, in its 21st day on Friday, started after Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip blew through Israel’s highly fortified separation wall on October 7, and attacked an open-air music festival and Israeli border communities. Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies in retaliation for the bloody incursion, vowing to destroy the militant group. The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 7,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war — a figure that includes the disputed toll from an explosion at a hospital. That is more than three times the number of Palestinians killed in the six-week-long Gaza war in 2014. The ministry’s toll includes more than 2,700 minors and more than 1,500 women. The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify the death toll, and the ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants. The fighting has killed more than 1,400 people in Israel, mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack, according to the Israeli government. Hamas also holds at least 229 hostages in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: