Israeli massacres have hit unprecedented rates as dozens of Palestinian citizens, including same-family members, were killed in the wave of Israeli airstrikes that rocked the Gaza Strip over the past seven days.
The death toll from Israel's seven-day air campaign against Gaza rose to 186 on Monday.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The death toll from Israel's seven-day air campaign against Gaza rose to 186 on Monday, exceeding that of the last conflict in the besieged Palestinian territory, in 2012.
Five Palestinians were killed in two separate air strikes late Monday.
Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said the strikes killed three people in Rafah in the south of Gaza, including a young child, and two people in Khan Yunis, also in the south.
An hour or so later, another two were killed, including a 16-year-old, in another air strike in Khan Yunis.
A UN official said that more than a quarter of those killed in Gaza since the violence began last week were children.
Earlier, a strike in Gaza City killed a young man, and another Palestinian died of wounds sustained in an earlier raid.
East of Khan Yunis, an Israeli missile struck a motorcycle, killing 17-year-old Ziyad al-Najjar, Qudra said.
