Mourners carry the body of Palestinian enfant Sebba Abu Arar who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, during her funeral in Gaza City on May 5, 2019. A 14-month-old female toddler was killed on Saturday, with her elder sister and pregnant mother seriously injured in an Israeli army airstrike on eastern Gaza, medics said. (Xinhua/Yasser Qudih)
GAZA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A 14-month-old female toddler was killed on Saturday, with her elder sister and pregnant mother seriously injured in an Israeli army airstrike on eastern Gaza, medics said.
Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry in Gaza, told reporters that Sebba Abu Arar was killed in the airstrike, and her older sister and pregnant mother were seriously injured.
He added that four other civilians were injured in the Israeli airstrike that targeted a military facility close to the house of Abu Arar in eastern Gaza city.
There has been no immediate comment by the Israeli army.
The death toll during the wave of tension between Israel and the Palestinian factions' militant groups on Friday had reached six and more than 60 have been injured.
