'Dad, please don't go out': The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages - BBC News

Shrapnel ripped through the tents of displaced Palestinians as the Israeli military rescued two hostages.

5 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Al-Najjar familyImage caption, Abed-Alrahman al-Najjar was killed on 12 FebruaryBy Fergal KeaneBBC News, JerusalemWhen Israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas, there was relief for their families and a boost for national morale. But the rescue on 12 February has left angry feelings in Gaza, where more than 70 people were reported killed on the night.

Warning: Readers may find some of the details below distressing.

Nawara al-Najjar was asleep in the tent that had been her family's home in Rafah for the last five weeks, just a few hundred metres away from the site of the rescue raid.

Lying on the ground were Nawara, who is six months pregnant, her six children - ranging in age from 13 to four - and her husband Abed-Alrahman.

They had fled from their home in Khan Younis, about 9km (6 miles) north, following the instructions of the Israel Defense Forces who said Rafah was a safe area.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68355125

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