Israeli ‘double-tap’ air strike responsible for killing schoolboy in Gaza

An Israeli “double-tap” air strike killed two people, including a 15-year-old boy, in Gaza City on Tuesday, despite the US-brokered “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas in October last year.An Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City. Israeli forces claimed they were targeting Hamas operatives.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemorelist 2 of 3Israel started an anti-Qatar campaign, then scrapped itlist 3 of 3Human rights lawyer Noura Erakat arrested at hearing against Israel Bondsend of listA “double-tap” strike maximises casualties by bombing a location once, waiting for other people to arrive at the scene to render assistance, and then bombing it again.The initial attack on Tuesday injured Palestinian Civil Defence paramedic Sharif Shadi Labad, who lay struggling for his life on the ground amidst buildings that had been destroyed.Footage posted by Palestinian accounts and verified by Al Jazeera then showed a group of Palestinians running to rescue Labad when another drone flying overhead targeted the same place where Labad lay. The weapon is believed to hav...