Israeli Airstrikes Kill 16 In Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say

[Purveyor]

Source: CNN

By Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy, CNN
August 24, 2014

(CNN) -- The recently renewed violence in the Mideast claimed more lives Sunday as Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people in Gaza and a Hamas attack on a border crossing wounded four Israeli civilians.

The 16 Palestinian victims included a mother and her three children in their home, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra.

One of the targets was Mohamed Al-Oul, who supervised Hamas' financial transactions, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF said a "hit was confirmed."

The four Israelis were hit at the border crossing near the town of Erez. THe IDF tweeted that several rockets and mortars struck the checkpoint. One civilian was moderately wounded and three were injured, the IDF said, without elaborating on their conditions.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/24/world/meast/mideast-crisis/

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Kick for Gaza.

[Purveyor]

2. {{{crickets}}} eom

[Marrah_G]

3. It's horrible

So much useless death

[SnakeEyes]

4. 16 today?

Slowest genocide ever. ISIS does 1000x that in a day

[Purveyor]

5. Link to the 16K ISIS 'a day' claim please... eom

[SnakeEyes]

7. today, from first post

not a day

[4now]

6. How many more innocent children Is Israel going to murder?