4 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Raids on Rafah, 2 Palestinians, Israeli Soldier Killed in the West Bank

Four Palestinian killed in Israeli air strikes on Rafah

Friday January 25, 2008 10:21 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News nisreen at imemc dot org
In two separate Israeli air strike attacks, at least four Palestinians were killed in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in Rafah city.

The first Israeli air strike hit a Palestinian civilian car, which was traveling near the border fence, leaving two Palestinians dead and destroying the car.

Medical sources identified them later as Ziyad Abed Al'al and Ibrahim Al Absy.

In separate Israeli shelling, two more Palestinians were killed in al Shabora area in Rafah as Israelis targeted their car. Later sources identified both as Mohammad abu Harab and Sami al Hamayda.

Four dead, including three Al-Qassam Brigades members in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Date: 25 / 01 / 2008 Time: 11:25

Gaza – Ma'an –

Two members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday morning.

The Al-Qassam Brigades said that the dead were two of their leaders, Mohammed Abu Harb and Sami Al-Hamaydeh.

Israeli security officials told the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz that they belonged to a Hamas cell.

Two hours earlier two Palestinians were killed, including an Al-Qassam Brigades member, and a number of others injured when the Israeli airforce raid targeted a truck in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Medical sources said that Ibrahim Al-Absi, an Al-Qassam Brigades activist and another man, Zayed Abdel-'Al died in the strike.

Two Palestinians, one Israeli soldier dead in twin attacks near Bethlehem

Date: 25 / 01 / 2008 Time: 11:06

Bethlehem – Ma'an -

An Israeli occupation soldier was killed and another wounded, and two Palestinians were killed and three illegal Israeli settlers injured, in two separate incidents in south Bethlehem and north Jerusalem on Thursday evening.

Palestinian resistance fighters opened fire on the Ras Hamis checkpoint near the Shu'afat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, killing an Israeli border guard. He has been named as twenty-year-old Rami Zuhari from Be'er Sheva. A female soldier was also seriously injured in the attack, Israeli sources said.

An Israeli occupation army spokesman said the attackers were able to escape, despite an extensive search by Israeli helicopters.

A previously unknown organization, the Return and Struggle Brigades affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it marks the start of a forthcoming series of resistance action. The Brigades confirmed that the attackers managed to flee, taking the dead soldier's weapon.

In a separate incident on Thursday evening, in the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, south of Bethlehem, three Israeli settlers were stabbed by two Palestinian resistance fighters who entered the settlement carrying knives. The Palestinians were shot dead at the scene. The settlers were taken to hospital and are reported to be in a stable condition.

According to the Israeli daily newspaper Ma'arev the two Palestinians were wearing military uniforms and had a gun and a knife. They entered a room where around 12 soldiers and Israeli settlers were gathered. Speaking in Hebrew, they ordered the soldiers to stand up.

"They were wearing Israeli military uniforms. I thought they were joking and we did not take them seriously," one settler there told Ma'ariv.

"The man who was holding the knife started screaming, telling us to raise our hands while the other pointed his gun at us. The other one stabbed the settlers, then I approached the one who was holding the knife and attacked him. We struggled and I killed him," he added.

Another Israeli soldier heard the shooting and ran into the hall, firing on the two men, the newspaper reported.

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