Six Palestinian activists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip

Date: 02 / 01 / 2008 Time: 09:51

Gaza – Ma'an –

Six Palestinian activists were killed and several others injured on Wednesday morning in a series of Israeli air raids and a simultaneous ground incursion in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced the death of three of their members after Israeli warplanes fired three missiles at a group of activists in the Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood. Amongst the victims was Ahid Shamali, a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades.

After a second Israeli strike, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced the death of activists Yousuf Shamali and Musa'ab Jundiya.

Israeli warplanes fired missiles a third time at another group of Al-Qassam Brigades fighters, killing Abdul-Karim Al-Hilou and Hammad Abu Amira, all fighters with the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the Al-Nasser Salahuddin Brigades.

In fierce clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and the invading Israeli forces in Al-Shuja'iyya, an activist from Fateh's Al-Aqsa Brigades named Salim Al-Wadiya was killed.

The Al-Nasser Brigades said that their combatants ambushed the undercover Israeli forces and fought with them in the area of the electricity company.

The Israeli occupation army said that the Israeli air planes attacked Gaza Strip after Palestinian resistance fighters launched anti-tank missiles at Israeli occupation forces.

On Tuesday evening, a leader within Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, twenty-five-year-old Yahya Abu Talha was killed and five others were injured after the Israeli artillery bombarded a base in Al-Buraij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap eight Palestinians during morning invasions to several part of the West Bank

Wednesday January 02, 2008 12:52 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News ghassan b at imemc dot org

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli occupation forces kidnapped eight Palestinian civilians during morning invasions on Wednesday that targeted several parts of the West Bank.

Three civilians, Montasser Mansour, Tayseer Abdullah, and Mohamed Abu Hajalah, were taken from the village of Dair Istya located near Salfit city in the northren part of the West Bank.

Local sources said that soldiers invaded the village of Dair Istya searched homes then took the three young men and left.

Also in the northern part of the West Bank, Israeli forces attacked the village of Kafeen, soldiers searched a number of homes then took Wasseem Ta'amah and Nasser Sabbah, both 16 then left the village, local sources said.

Meanwhile in the southern part of the West Bank, Israeli troops attacked and searched Palestinian homes in the village of Sourif and Al-Arou refugee camp located near the city of Hebron and kidnapped three men.

Eyewitnesses identified two of the kidnapped as; Marawn Abu Farah, 24, and Wissam Abu Raiyah, 16.

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