'Israel trying to cut off Turkish help to Gaza'

By Nour Mahd Ali Abu Aisha and Hacer Baser</p> <p>GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Israel wants to choke off Turkish help to Gaza, a Turkish aid group said Sunday in the wake of Israeli attacks on its office as well as the office of Anadolu Agency. </p> <p>&quot;Israel wants to cut the Turkish hand of help to the poor in Gaza,&quot; Hani al-Agha, head of the Turkish foundation Yardimeli in Gaza, told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>He added that Israel's Saturday attack on Anadolu Agency in Gaza could only be explained by a desire to silence the truth.</p> <p>Sadik Danisma, the group’s chairman, has condemned the attack, saying nothing could intimidate them.</p> <p>&quot;Your cowardly attack on our office won't deter our efforts. You won't be able to block Turkey's help to poor victims of Israeli aggression and oppression in Gaza,&quot; Danisman told Anadolu Agency. </p> <p>Late Saturday, the offices of Anadolu Agency and Yardimeli in Gaza were razed by Israeli warplanes.</p> <p>No deaths or injuries were reported in the attacks.</p> <p>Since Saturday, 12 Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her infant child, have been martyred and 47 others wounded by Israeli air strikes.</p> <p>The escalation in the Gaza Strip started when four Palestinians were martyred, including a teenager, and 51 wounded on Friday in Israeli attacks on Hamas-affiliated sites and a separate attack on a rally against the decade-long occupation and siege of the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>The Israeli assaults were met by Palestinian resistance factions launching 250 rockets towards Israeli settlements, killing three people.</p> <p>Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have targeted 200 civilian sites, including seven residential buildings.