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4 Palestinians injured in missile strike on car in Jabalia

Date: 08 / 05 / 2008  Time:  16:00
Gaza – Ma'an –

Four Palestinians were injured on Thursday afternoon when two Israeli missiles struck a civilian car in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli reconnaissance plane launched two missiles at the car in east Jabalia.

Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said the injured were evacuated to Ash-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

Hassanain explained that two of the victims were critically injured by the first missile. The second missile, which was launched minutes later, seriously injured two others.

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