a naval israeli ship shoots many shells on unarmed palestinians civilians killing 7 including 3 children on 09/06/2006 the whole family has been killed while hiking on the beach

Friday 09 June 2006, 17:37 GMT
Israeli artillery shells have struck a group of Palestinian civilians at a beach in Bait Lahiya in northern Gaza, killing seven people, including three children, and wounding 36 others, Aljazeera reports.

The artillery shells were fired on Friday by Israeli gunboats stationed just off the Mediterranean coast.

The dead and the wounded Palestinians were having a picnic on the beach as it was the weekly holiday, Aljazeera’s correspondent Wael al-Dahduh said.

The barrage scattered body parts along the seaside. A tent was destroyed, and bloody sheets were scattered about. A crowd quickly flocked to the area, screaming and running around in confusion.