New Delhi, Oct 18: Gaza’s civil defence said 11 members of the same family were killed after their bus was struck by an Israeli tank shell in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood on Friday night, according to the BBC.
The victims were reportedly attempting to return to their home when the incident occurred.
The Israeli military said its forces had fired on a “suspicious vehicle” that crossed the yellow demarcation line marking areas still under Israeli control in northern Gaza. The BBC reported that this was the deadliest single incident involving Israeli troops since the start of the ceasefire eight days ago. Israeli forces continue to operate in more than half of the Gaza Strip under the terms of the truce. In a separate development, the Palestinian embassy in Cairo said the Rafah border crossing will reopen on Monday for Palestinian residents in Egypt to return to Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas returned the body of Israeli hostage Eliyahu Margalit to the Red Cross, while Israel handed over 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza officials.
