WASHINGTON: A contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Gaza Strip was killed with his two kids and wife in an Israeli attack in November, his employer stated on Saturday.
In a statement, non-profit organization Global Communities said that they are deeply saddened to confirm the tragic loss of its colleague, Hani Jnena along with his family member in the Gaza Strip, including his wife, Abeer, and their two children, Zayna and Mariam.
The statement maintained that based on the information available to the organization, the young family was killed on November 5, during an Israeli assault in the Al Sabra, Gaza at the house of Hani’s in-laws.
Israeli Attack Kills USAID Contractor, His Wife, Two Children in Gaza
The family has recently sought safety there following fleeing Israeli air strikes in their own area of Al Sheikh in Gaza, saying his in-laws were also killed.
Local Health officials in Gaza said that Israeli brutal attack has killed more than 18,800 people, mostly children and women. Similarly, the Palestinian Health Ministry said that around 288 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the start of the current war on October 7. The Health Ministry announced in a statement that “Hamza Ibrahim Muhammad Bashkar, was killed by Israeli army gunfire near the town of Huwara last night.
Earlier, Israeli strike on Gaza’s Khan Younis had killed Al Jazeera’s Samer Abudaqa following medical teams were barred by Israeli troops from immediately reaching him, Arab media reported on Friday. Tributes pour in for the journalist, father of four who is remembered as a hardworking colleague, kind and friend.
In a statement, Al Jazeera strongly condemned Israeli troops’ killing of Samer Abudaqa. Al Jazeera Media Network denounces in the strongest terms the Israeli drone assault on a Gaza school that resulted in the killing of journalist Samer Abudaqa.
