Palestinian Farmer killed, Then Israeli Soldier Killed, Then Palestinian Fighter Killed, Then All Border Crossings Were Ordered Closed

Palestinian Farmer killed, Then Israeli Soldier Killed, Then Palestinian Fighter Killed, Then All Border Crossings Were Ordered Closed

Editor's Note:

The war criminals in control of the Israeli occupation government still behave in the same way, which preceded their terrorist war on Gaza.

They still order provocations by killing innocent Palestinians, like the Khan Younis farmer, which triggers Palestinian retaliation, like killing the soldier. Then, this is used as an excuse to close Gaza border crossing where badly needed relief food and medicine pass from other countries.

It seems that there is an Israeli determination to cause the peace mission of Senator George Mitchell to fail.

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Tank fire kills Gazan; soldier dead, three others injured in blast

Date: 27 / 01 / 2009 Time: 09:39
Gaza - Ma’an -

Israeli tank fire killed one Palestinian and injured a second after Palestinian fighters launched a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli tank patrolling the Gaza border in the south-central area of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli sources said the RPG killed one soldier and injured three others.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was quoted as saying Israel should respond quickly to the attack no matter who was responsible for launching the projectile.

The head of the committee in charge of bringing aid into Gaza Raed Fattouh said Israel closed all commercial crossings to the Gaza Strip after the explosion.

Medical sources identified the Palestinian casualty as 27-year-old Anwar Al-Burim.

Witnesses said they saw Palestinian faction fighters launch an RPG at an Israeli patrol near the Kissufim military base in south-central Gaza. They fired from the Al-Farahin area east Khan Younis.

The military base is on the Israeli-Gaza border, and it was not immediately clear whether the patrol was on the Israeli side, the Palestinian side or in the buffer-zone of the border area.

Immediately after the attack Ma’an reporters in Gaza said one fighter was killed when Israeli troops responded with tank fire.

Israeli media reported heavy gunfire along the Gaza border and several Israeli helicopters patrolling the area.

Early Tuesday Israeli sources said “explosive device [was] detonated near the Gaza Strip border fence near the Kissufim crossing as a routine IDF patrol passed by the spot,” and did not report the following airstrike.

***Updated 13:04 Bethlehem time

Palestinian critically injured as drone fires over Khan Younis

Date: 27 / 01 / 2009 Time: 15:58
Gaza – Ma’an –

A Palestinian man was critically injured after an aerial drone opened fire in the center of southern Gaza’s Khan Younis early Tuesday evening.

The reconnaissance drone fired on Hayan As-Ser, who was riding a motorcycle, in the neighborhood of Akkad, central Khan Younis, witnesses said.

As-Ser was taken to Nasser Hospital for emergency surgery, according to Dr Muawiya Hassanain, the de facto Health Ministry’s director of Ambulance and Emergency Services. Hassanain described As-Ser’s condition as critical.

The attack came following the death of an Israeli soldier, who was killed by an explosive device near the Kissufim kibbutz on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday morning. Three other soldiers were injured in the blast that targeted a military convoy.

Meanwhile, Israeli military mechanics entered the Abu-Hammam and Wadi Al-Salqa areas near the Kissufim crossing, where soldiers bulldozed agricultural land and houses in the area, witnesses said.

Israeli Army kills a Palestinian farmer near Gaza Israeli border

Tuesday January 27, 2009 10:25 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

A Palestinian farmer was killed near the Israeli Gaza border as he was shot by Israeli tanks on Tuesday.

Witnesses said that Israeli tanks shelled civilian homes and farms, located near the southern Gaza strip city of Khan Younis, in the village of al-Faraheen at borders with Israel.

Medics said that Anwar Al-Bareem, age 27, arrived dead at the hospital in Khan Younis after being shot by tank fire.
Israeli media sources said that Israeli troops at the borders opened fire and clashed with local fighters before shelling nearby areas, the Israeli Army also said that a road side bomb was detonated by Palestinian fighters near Israeli military vehicles.
Media sources said that an Israeli soldier was killed by the road side bomb which exploded near the southern Gaza – Israel borders. Army sources reported that an Israeli soldier was killed and three injured by the road side bomb.

Last week Israeli naval boats violated the announced ceasefire in Gaza on a number of occasions.
On Thursday of last week, Israeli Navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen just off the shore of Gaza City, injuring seven civilians. a day earlier, On Wednesday, the boats fired shells at the coast line, causing damage but no injuries. Israel announced the unilateral ceasefire on Sunday January 17th, 2009.

The Israeli Army embarked on its military offensive on Saturday, December 27th, 2008. For 22 days, homes, schools, mosques, UN centers, and media agencies were attacked by Israeli air, sea, and ground forces. The Palestinian Ministry of Health this week has placed the death toll in Gaza due to the military offensive at 1,330 with at least 5,000 injured. Doctors say that of those 1,330 killed there are at least 400 children.

Hamas blames Israel for post truce violence

Tuesday January 27, 2009 21:01 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that Israel is to be held responsible for the post-truce violence as the Israeli army killed several Palestinians after the truce was declared. On Tuesday, one Palestinian and one soldier were killed in renewed violence.

Mosheer Al Masry of Hamas said that “the Zionists are responsible for the violence”, and added that the movement would retaliate to the Israeli offensives.

Meanwhile, Israeli officials said that the army would respond harshly to “violations of the cease-fire”.

On Tuesday morning, the Israeli army fired a shell at Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip and killed one resident.

The slain resident, Anwar Zayid AL Breem, 24, is the third Palestinian killed by the army since the truce was achieved on January 18.

Also on Tuesday, the Israeli air force fired a missile at a motorcyclist wounding him along with two children who were playing in the shelled area.

Furthermore, the Israeli army said that one soldier was killed in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Gaza. Three other soldiers were wounded.

Israeli online daily, Ynet News, said that the attack was carried out by a group affiliated with Al Qaeda and calls itself “Jihad and Tawhid Brigades”.

The Ynet added that this group delivered an announcement to Ramattan news Agency.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army believes that the attack was carried out by a pro-Iranian group that receive direct support from Tehran but is also connected with Hamas.

The Israeli military bombs homes in southern Gaza

Tuesday January 27, 2009 13:05 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army helicopters fired shells and resident homes located near Deir Al Balah town in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Witnesses said that Israeli troops also took over a house there which is near the Gaza Israeli borders.

Local sources said that the bombardment caused damage but no injuries.

Israel closes all Gaza border crossings

Tuesday January 27, 2009 11:32 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC&Agencies

The Gaza-based border crossings administration announced that the Israeli occupation authorities sealed off all Gaza's crossings on Tuesday morning

The closure came right after an explosion near the Israeli military Kissufim crossing in southern Gaza, in which an Israeli soldier was killed and few other soldiers were wounded earlier this morning.

Also on Tuesday morning, the Israeli army shot dead a Palestinian farmer in the same area .

Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak , had earlier stated that the latest three-week Israeli army attacks on the coastal Strip would help accelerate the release of Israeli soldier Gil'ad Shalit, captured by Hamas since June2006.

Amidst such new developments, Israeli and Palestinian officials including those of Hamas party, have been negotiating in Cairo over renewed truce talks as well as working out a prisoner swap deal.

According to Palestinian medics, the said Israeli attacks left approximately 1330 Palestinians killed , nearly half of them are women and children, and more than 5500 others wounded, as the death toll is on the rise due to hundreds of critically wounded.

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