Video: Massive explosion as Israeli bomb hits Gaza City residential area

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 17 November 2012

This video posted on YouTube by user Ahmed Erheem shows a massive explosion said to be from a bomb or missile dropped by a US-supplied Israeli F-16 jet in the residential al-Zaytoun quarter of Gaza City today, according to the video’s description.

Separately, news agencies have reported Israeli attacks on that neighborhood today injuring 7 civilians including a pregnant woman.

Ma’an News Agency said in its live blog earlier this afternoon that “Muhammad Yasin dies of wounds sustained Saturday in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighborhood, raising the death toll to 40 since Wednesday.”

This screenshot shows the missile streaking toward the residential buildings in the fraction of a second before the massive explosion.

Screenshot shows missile streaking toward Gaza residential buildings

Homes, schools, sporting facilities, public buildings and hospital damaged

It is unclear if this video relates to those specific attacks, but in its most recent update on the toll of the Israeli assault, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights stated that intense Israeli attacks have caused serious damage to civilian infrastructure including homes, schools, sports facilities and a hospital in many parts of Gaza City:

Israeli forces have launched dozens of airstrikes on Gaza City, targeting governmental and civilian facilities and other objects mostly located in densely-populated areas. The targets have included the building of the Council of Ministers in the west of the City, which was completely destroyed and a number of nearby houses damaged; the building of the police command in the center of the City, which was completely destroyed and a number of nearby houses damaged; the building of the Civil Department of the Ministry of Interior in the south of the City, which was attacked for the second time, causing damage to al-Quds Hospital and a number of public and UNRWA school; and Palestine Stadium in al-Remal neighborhood in the center of the City, which was extensively damaged.

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Gordon replied on

The worst thing about this is the suckers who fall for the zionist (not gonna capitalize that) propaganda will still believe that Israel is the most wonderful country in the world, the IDF is the most and only moral army in the world, and that Israel does everything in their power to minimize civilian casualties.

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usman ahmed replied on

Everyone knows in the world that israil is the illegtimate child of us and uk. israil is occupying arab land and resorts to agression on her neighbours with the full sp of us, who miltarily much weeker then her. Israil is one single factor affecting world peace. she enjoys sp of neocons and zionist all over the world adn especialy of us.

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Dave Tamares-Little replied on

The sad thing is all these different countries and races including the Israelis in this area all probably belonged to the original 12 tribes of Judah and are brothers. hence the description in Revelations of the final conflict in which there would be brother against brother. We should be doing everything in our power to stop this conflict. In our laws we use a term of Reasonable Force when protecting ourselves. This is clearly not the case with Israel's attack. Its like using a sledgehammer to protect yourself against pillow attack!!

Ali Abunimah

Co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine, now out from Haymarket Books.

Also wrote One Country: A Bold-Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse. Opinions are mine alone.