Israeli Occupation warplanes raid on Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis, five Palestinians injured, resistance retaliates

IOF warplanes raid Beit Hanoun, resistance retaliates

[ 02/09/2007 - 03:59 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- 

IOF warplanes on Sunday launched two air raids on the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun targeting missile launching pads and inflicting material losses but no casualties were reported among resistance fighters.

Eyewitnesses also reported that members of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement, fired their machineguns at IOF choppers that flew at very low altitude west of Dair Al-Balah in central Gaza.

The witnesses added that the Apache gunships were forced to flee the scene in the fist such incident in the Strip.

Meanwhile, the armed wings of Fateh and the popular resistance committees declared joint responsibility for firing three locally made mortar shells at the IOF army positions in Karni and Nahal Oz east of the Gaza Strip.

A Fresh Israeli air strike on Khan Younis leaves five bystanders injured 

Sunday September 02, 2007 19:02 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies rami at imemc dot org

In a new fresh Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, five bystanfers were reportedly injured as resistance fighters of the Al-Quds brigades, an offshoot of the Islamic Jihad, escaped the attack.

Local hospital sources and witnesses said that the air strike targeted a Volvo-type car in Khan Younis, while driving along the Rafah-Khan Younis road in southern Gaza Strip.

An Israeli missile hit the car, while attempting to enter the Maan village on the said road, as those inside survived, yet five passersby were wounded.

Moa’wiya Abu Hasanain, chief of emergency at the health ministry, confirmed that five moderately and lightly wounded, arrived at the Naser hospital in KhanYounis.

Israeli air strikes have been on rise over the past two weeks, as at least 12 Palestinians including six children have been killed, according to the Gaza-based Human Rights center.

IOF air raid wounds 3 Quds Brigades activists

[ 02/09/2007 - 03:04 PM ]

KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)-- 

Four members of the Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, on Sunday survived an Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) air raid in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, medical sources reported.

They added that three of them were hit with shrapnel and their wounds were light to moderate after a missile fired at their white Volvo car blasted near them south of Khan Younis city.

The same armed wing had earlier declared responsibility for firing two home made Quds missiles at Sderot settlement in retaliation to IOF crimes.

The IOF acknowledged the attack but said that no casualties or material losses were sustained.

 

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