Rafah resident, Fares Marzouq Abu Bakir, killed by Israeli military fire 

Friday June 08, 2007 00:34 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies saed at imemc dot org

Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday at night that one resident died of Israeli military fire in Rafah district, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Dr. Moawiya Abu Hassanain, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported that the body of Fares Marzouq Abu Bakir, 23, was found near the Sofa Crossing, north-east of Rafah.

Abu Marzouq was hit by several rounds of live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers stationed at the Crossing.

The Al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, issued a press releasing stating the Abu Bakir is one of the Brigades members, and that he was killed last night during clashes with Israeli troops stationed at the Sofa Crossing.

Meanwhile, fighters of the National Resistance Committees, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al Quds Brigades, claimed joint responsibility for firing two homemade shells at the Sofa Crossing.

The two groups stated in a joint press release that this shelling comes as a natural response to the continuous Israeli military crimes against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

IOF Kills citizen in Rafah

RAFAH, June 7, 2007 (WAFA) - 

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed on Thursday a citizen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, medical sources said.

The sources reported that the body of Faris Abu Bakr 23, was found near Sofa Crossing the city, adding that his body was riddled with bullets.

A.D (22.32 P) (19.32 GMT)