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06-06-2008, 09:46 AM
One Palestinian killed, number injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Date: 06 / 06 / 2008 Time: 09:19
[Ma'anImages]
Gaza - Ma’an - One Palestinian civilian was killed and 29 others were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks during Thursday night in the Beit Lahia area in the northern the Gaza Strip and east of Gaza City.
Palestinian medical sources said that 27-year-old Khalil Sokkar was shot dead by special Israeli forces who invaded the Ash-Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses said that Sokkar was on his way to rescue two injured civilians when the Israeli army shot him dead and opened fire on other civilians in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes targeted a security post related to the foreign ministry of the Hamas-run de facto government in Al-‘Atatreh, north of Beit Lahia, destroying the post and damaging neighboring houses.
Medical sources announced that at least nine injured civilians were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while another twenty were treated in the field.
The airstrike caused widespread power cuts in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Friday, Israeli forces raided the An-Nahda neighborhood in eastern Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources told Ma’an that five tanks and three bulldozers entered the neighborhood under cover of intensive gunfire. The troops searched houses and arrested civilians. No injuries have been reported.
Israeli forces withdrew from the town of Khuza’a east of Khan Younis on Friday morning, leaving a number of people injured.
Mu’awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry, confirmed that four civilians were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on them. They were to taken to the Nasser hospital and European hospital in Khan Younis.
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=29754
Date: 06 / 06 / 2008 Time: 09:19
[Ma'anImages]
Gaza - Ma’an - One Palestinian civilian was killed and 29 others were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks during Thursday night in the Beit Lahia area in the northern the Gaza Strip and east of Gaza City.
Palestinian medical sources said that 27-year-old Khalil Sokkar was shot dead by special Israeli forces who invaded the Ash-Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses said that Sokkar was on his way to rescue two injured civilians when the Israeli army shot him dead and opened fire on other civilians in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes targeted a security post related to the foreign ministry of the Hamas-run de facto government in Al-‘Atatreh, north of Beit Lahia, destroying the post and damaging neighboring houses.
Medical sources announced that at least nine injured civilians were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while another twenty were treated in the field.
The airstrike caused widespread power cuts in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Friday, Israeli forces raided the An-Nahda neighborhood in eastern Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources told Ma’an that five tanks and three bulldozers entered the neighborhood under cover of intensive gunfire. The troops searched houses and arrested civilians. No injuries have been reported.
Israeli forces withdrew from the town of Khuza’a east of Khan Younis on Friday morning, leaving a number of people injured.
Mu’awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry, confirmed that four civilians were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on them. They were to taken to the Nasser hospital and European hospital in Khan Younis.
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=29754