Israeli occupation forces re-invade Gaza less than 24 hours after their withdrawal

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Date: 07 / 07 / 2007 Time: 11:35

Gaza – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces have again besieged parts of the Gaza Strip, less than 24 hours after their withdrawal from the area, after having killed 11 Palestinians and injuring 28. Incursions took place in the towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, in the northernmost part of the Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers entered the area and blocked off the entrance to Beit Lahia. In Beit Hanoun, Israeli Special Forces reinforced regular military forces, which "occupied many of the rooftops of houses." According to people from the town, they then "started shooting at the local citizens."

Meanwhile, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, a military wing of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), said that they had clashed with the Israeli forces and exchanged fire with them.

Earlier today, the Al Quds Brigade, Islamic Jihad's military wing, stated that they launched a homemade projectile at the Israeli town of Sderot, located just north-west of the Gaza Strip, on Friday evening.

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