Israel Strikes As Family Prepares For Funeral

September 14, 2024 4:28 am

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have hit central and southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 14 people as the friends and family members of a Turkish-American activist killed by an Israeli soldier prepared for her funeral. The airstrikes in Gaza City hit one home housing 11 people, including women and children. Gaza’s Civil Defense said another strike hit a tent in Khan Younis housing Palestinians displaced by the war. Meanwhile, the body of the Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was returned to her hometown late Friday for a funeral service Saturday. Her death earned condemnation from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as the United States, Egypt and Qatar push for a cease-fire.