Hamas said the attack reflects Israel’s intent to continue its aggression despite the US-supervised ceasefire deal and urged President Donald Trump and the mediators to hold Israel accountable and pressure it to stop targeting civilians.
GAZA — An Israeli tank fired directly at a civilian vehicle carrying the Shaaban family in Gaza’s Zaytoun neighborhood on Friday afternoon, killing all family members in yet another Israeli violation of the ongoing ceasefire agreement.
Gaza’s Civil Defence said the family was trying to return home when the tank shell hit their vehicle. The attack killed all 11 passengers, including seven children and three women.
The victims were identified as:
Children:
- Mohammad Abu Shaaban, 5
- Ibrahim Ihab Abu Shaaban, 6
- Anas Sufian Shaaban, 8
- Karam Sufian Shaaban, 10
- Jumana Ihab Shaaban, 10
- Nasma Sufian Shaaban, 12
- Nasser Ihab Abu Shaaban, 13
Parents and relatives:
- Ihab Abu Shaaban, 38
- Randa Abu Shaaban, 36
- Samar Shaaban
- Sufian Shaaban
Civil Defence officials said the family’s vehicle had moved east of Gaza City and crossed the yellow line before being struck. “It was possible to warn them or stop them without killing,” a Civil Defence spokesperson said. “But the occupation remains thirsty for blood and determined to kill innocent civilians.”
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned the strike, calling it “a deliberate and complete war crime” and a “blatant violation of the ceasefire.”
“The Israeli army fired a tank shell directly at the Shaaban family’s vehicle as they tried to inspect their home in Zaytoun,” the statement read. “Eleven family members, including seven children and three women, were killed instantly.”
Hamas said the attack reflects Israel’s intent to continue its aggression despite the US-supervised ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey earlier this month.
“This horrific crime exposes Israel’s disregard for human life and international law,” the statement said. Hamas urged President Donald Trump and the mediators to hold Israel accountable and pressure it to stop targeting civilians.
The Government Media Office also condemned the strike, describing it as another massacre against defenseless families. It called for an urgent international investigation into Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire.
Since October 2023, Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed about 70,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 170,000, mostly women and children. — QNN
