In Israel and the Occupied Territories, at least nine Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli attack on Gaza. The dead included four civilians. Three were members of the same family killed when Israeli tanks fired on their home. A relative said the family had been eating breakfast when the shells hit.

Muhammad Atiat: “She was sitting here with her daughter and sons. They were eating breakfast. Suddenly, Israeli tanks fired a rocket. Then my aunt was killed. Her daughter and other two, four people were injured. One of them is my cousin, who is in the hospital now.”

Israeli tank fire also injured several Palestinians, including three schoolchildren. A fourteen-year-old boy was left in critical condition. Israel says its trying to stop Palestinian rocket fire on nearby Israeli towns. A Palestinian rocket landed in Ashkelon Thursday, but no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Israeli troops also invaded the West Bank city of Nablus. Nineteen Palestinians were injured, mostly schoolchildren throwing rocks.