A Palestinian killed, 5 injured by Israeli occupation forces in Beit Hanoun, 4 kidnapped in the West Bank, General threatens to invade Gaza

Qassam commander killed and 5 others wounded in Beit Hanoun

[ 13/10/2007 - 11:58 AM ]

BEIT HANOUN, (PIC)--

A field commander of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed and five others were wounded on Saturday morning in an Israeli missile strike which targeted a group of Palestinian resistance fighters in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

Palestinian medical sources said that at least one Israeli surface to surface missile was fired at a group of Qassam resistance fighters who were stationed at an advanced position close to IOF troops resulting in the death of a 22-year-old field commander and the wounding of others.

The IOF spokesman said that his occupation army targeted a group of armed Palestinians who were firing homemade rockets at Israeli settlements.

The Qassam Brigades mourned Khader Naim (22 years), the commander of the group saying that he has fallen in an Israeli attack with a surface to surface missile while carrying out the most honourable duty of defending his country and nation.

One Palestinian killed, 5 wounded in Israeli air strike on Beit Hanoun

Saturday October 13, 2007 11:58 by IMEMC Staff news at imemc dot org

A Palestinian man was killed and five others injured when Israeli occupation gun ships shelled the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun on Saturday morning.

Palestinian sources reported that Hassan Na'eem, 21, a member of the al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed and five civilians wounded in the attack, which took place near the Gaza-Israeli borders.

The Israeli occupation army claimed that the attack targeted a group of Palestinian resistance fighters who were preparing to fire home made shells at Israeli targets.

Deputy Chief of Staff of The Israeli Army, Moshe Kaplinsky, last week spoke of the likelihood of an imminent invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces, adding that troops would "stay there for a few months."

Speaking in an interview with the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Kaplinsky branded a future invasion "a matter of timing," arguing that the Israeli occupation army could not ignore a perceived military strengthening of the Hamas movement and the continued firing of home-made shells from the coastal region.

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnap four Palestinians in the West Bank

Date: 12 / 10 / 2007 Time: 12:51

Bethlehem – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped four citizens from different cities in the West Bank at dawn on Friday.

Israeli occupation sources reported that troops stormed Bethlehem, Ramallah and Hebron and kidnapped the fourbefore taking them to unknown area.

The identities of those arrested has not yet been released.

Israeli occupation Army Deputy Chief: Gaza invasion "a matter of timing"

Friday October 12, 2007 11:19 by John Smith - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC Editorial Group johnsmithimemc at gmail dot com

The Deputy Chief of Staff of The Israeli occupation army, Moshe Kaplinsky, on Thursday spoke of the likelihood of an imminent invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces, adding that troops would "stay there for a few months."

Speaking in an interview with the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Kaplinsky branded a future invasion "a matter of timing," arguing that the Israeli army could not ignore a perceived military strengthening of the Hamas movement and the continued firing of home-made shells from the coastal region.

"We won't be able to keep ignoring Hamas' strengthening in Gaza and the incessant rocket attacks for long…we need systematic treatment," the official stated.

In related news, Israeli officials on Thursday warned that the asserted smuggling of munitions into the Gaza Strip from Egypt is jeopardizing the possibility of next month's peace conference actually being held.

In a message to the U.S. government, the unnamed officials warn that "the smuggling of weapons…poses a real threat to the holding of the Annapolis conference," adding that the Gaza-Egypt border had become a "strategic problem."

The Summit is scheduled for late November,

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