Two of those buildings were just 40 metres away from the store where Abdul Malek sells basic equipment for restaurants, such as cookers and food display cases. Abdul Raheem Abdul Malek, 67, owner of the Ramallah Company, a hotel and restaurant kitchen supply store in Gaza City, says his family was traumatized by the airstrikes near their home. (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)The Israeli military says it doesn't deliberately target civilians and issued a statement saying it had struck Hamas's underground infrastructure. Dr. Ayman Abu al-Ouf, top image, was killed on hard-hit Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)Abdul Malek knows he's lucky. The basic hopes for life that people like Abdul Malek cherish, though, haven't changed.

Source: CBC News May 26, 2021 19:18 UTC