Tightening Siege on Gaza, Israeli War Planes Bombard Two Rafah Tunnels, Child Killed in Hebron by Israeli Gas Bomb

Israeli Air Force Bombards Two Tunnels in Rafah

Monday May 10, 2010 10:00 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation air forces planes bombarded, on Monday at dawn, two siege-busting tunnels east of the Rafah Terminal, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The sources added that the US-made F-16 Fighter Jets fired at least two missiles at the tunnels causing them to collapse; no injuries were reported. The Israeli occupation army said that the attack came in retaliation to a homemade shell fired at the Western Negev on Saturday.

Since the Israeli occupation government tightened the siege on the coastal enclave, tunnels have been the main source of much needed food supplies to the besieged 1.5 million Palestinians, Palestinians say. At the same time, Israel accuses the Palestinians of using these tunnels to traffic weapons to the resistance groups.

The Egyptian government has also taken several measures to prevent the usage of these tunnels, including gassing them. Some 45 Palestinians died when tunnels were gassed by Egyptian police in the past three years.

Infant Dies After Inhaling Gaza Fired By The Army In Hebron

Monday May 10, 2010 05:05 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported Sunday that an infant died due to inhaling gas fired by the army at protestors in the nearby Beit Ummar town.

The infant was identified as Hamza Samar Abu Maria, 18 months. The sources stated that the soldiers fired on Friday evening a gas bomb at the home of Abu Maria who was already suffering from dehydration.

The infant was moved to a local clinic before he was moved on Sunday at dawn to a local hospital where he died shortly afterwards.

The incident took place after clashes erupted between local youths and Israeli soldiers near Karmie Tzur illegal settlement installed on privately owned Palestinian lands, between Beit Ummar and Halhoul, north of Hebron. The Israeli occupation soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs at the protestors inflicting several injuries on them.

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