STORY: :: A Palestinian man searches for the remains of three family members after an Israeli airstrike strikes their home
:: August 12, 2024
:: Gaza City, Gaza
:: Ahmad Abu Hasira, Cousin of strike victims
"What happened was we heard the sound of an airstrike, we came to see what had happened and we found that they (referring to Israeli military) had hit the building. Of course the building has civilians (in it). Of course he's my cousin, him and his wife and his child - unfortunately we found them (their bodies) in pieces, and until now we are still looking for the child's head."
Video obtained by Reuters showed ambulances parked outside the destroyed building and body parts wrapped in a blanked being placed inside the vehicle.
At least 39,897 Palestinians were killed and 92,152 injured in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct.7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
In the last 48 hours, some 107 Palestinians were killed.
The Hamas-led attack on Israeli communities around the Gaza Strip killed some 1,200 people, with more than 250 taken into captivity in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.
