16 apr 2008
Israeli forces raid journalist's home near Jenin
Israeli forces raided the home of Palestinian Journalist 'Aasim Jaradat, in the West Bank town of Silat Al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Israeli forces besieged Jaradat's home and his father's home at 3am, witnesses said. Jaradat told journalists that Israeli soldiers called the residents of both houses through loudspeakers and ordered them into the street. When the soldiers discovered that Jaradat was not present, they damaged the interiors of both houses.
Jaradat added that the soldiers interrogated and assaulted his older brother Fayiz in an attempt to locate him.
Jaradat is the director of a local Islamic Jihad-affiliated radio station called "Voice of Jerusalem."
Israeli forces raided the home of Palestinian Journalist 'Aasim Jaradat, in the West Bank town of Silat Al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Israeli forces besieged Jaradat's home and his father's home at 3am, witnesses said. Jaradat told journalists that Israeli soldiers called the residents of both houses through loudspeakers and ordered them into the street. When the soldiers discovered that Jaradat was not present, they damaged the interiors of both houses.
Jaradat added that the soldiers interrogated and assaulted his older brother Fayiz in an attempt to locate him.
Jaradat is the director of a local Islamic Jihad-affiliated radio station called "Voice of Jerusalem."
Israeli forces raid Nablus, arrest 8
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Wednesday, arresting eight Palestinians.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an's reporter that the Israeli forces in several Israeli military vehicles entered Nablus and Balata camp after midnight and stormed several neighborhoods before seizing eight Palestinians.
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Wednesday, arresting eight Palestinians.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an's reporter that the Israeli forces in several Israeli military vehicles entered Nablus and Balata camp after midnight and stormed several neighborhoods before seizing eight Palestinians.
Israeli forces attacked two mosques on Wednesday, this one in Gaza City, and another in Juhor Ad-Dik
Thirteen Palestinians including at least two children were killed and 18 others wounded, some seriously, when Israeli tanks fired on a mosque and two houses in the town of Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip, late on Wednesday afternoon.
A total of 18 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip so far on Wednesday.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of the ambulance and emergency department in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that the nine of the dead and some of the wounded were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital. Women and children wre among the wounded.
Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, two Israeli airs raids claimed the life of a thirty-two-year-old man and wounded five others.
Local sources identified the victim of that strike as Hani Zu'rub. Witnesses said that Israeli warplanes fired on two cars in northern Gaza.
Hassanain said the first strike targeted a car in the town of Beit Lahiya, killing Zu'rub and injuring three. Two people were injured in the second strike all were evacuated to Al-Awda Hospital
On Wednesday morning Israeli forces invaded the Shuja'iyya neighborhood iof Gaza City for a short time, before withdrawing after killing four Palestinian activists affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades.
Hamas announced that four of its fighters were killed in clashes with the invading Israeli forces. Palestinian medical sources named the victims as Abdul-Karim Al-Khaisi, Mustafa Tatar, Karam Al-Wadiyya and Mahmoud Hillis. Five other activists sustained were injured.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli incursion started with penetration of Israeli special forces under cover of helicopters and tanks. They started shooting randomly at Palestinian houses.
The Al-Qassam Brigades released a series of statements saying that their fighters launched more than 57 mortar shells at the invading Israeli forces as well as several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). The statements also said that three anti-personnel landmines were detonated against Israeli troops.
Later on the Israeli army announced that one officer was wounded, but they gave no details about the nature of the wounds.
Eyewitnesses said that before they withdrew, the Israeli forces apprehended several Palestinians including Abdul-Salam Al-Hayya, brother of senior Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya.
On Tuesday evening, one Palestinian affiliated to Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, was killed and three bystanders were injured as a result of a missile launched by an Israeli reconnaissance plane at a motorcycle in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The Al-Quds Brigades named the victim as Abdullah Al-Ghussain.
Two Palestinian civilians were injured in Israeli shelling at the area of Juhr Ad-Dik and the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Israeli forces announced that one soldier was hurt in the clashes at Shuja'iyya.
Thirteen Palestinians including at least two children were killed and 18 others wounded, some seriously, when Israeli tanks fired on a mosque and two houses in the town of Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip, late on Wednesday afternoon.
A total of 18 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip so far on Wednesday.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of the ambulance and emergency department in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that the nine of the dead and some of the wounded were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital. Women and children wre among the wounded.
Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, two Israeli airs raids claimed the life of a thirty-two-year-old man and wounded five others.
Local sources identified the victim of that strike as Hani Zu'rub. Witnesses said that Israeli warplanes fired on two cars in northern Gaza.
Hassanain said the first strike targeted a car in the town of Beit Lahiya, killing Zu'rub and injuring three. Two people were injured in the second strike all were evacuated to Al-Awda Hospital
On Wednesday morning Israeli forces invaded the Shuja'iyya neighborhood iof Gaza City for a short time, before withdrawing after killing four Palestinian activists affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades.
Hamas announced that four of its fighters were killed in clashes with the invading Israeli forces. Palestinian medical sources named the victims as Abdul-Karim Al-Khaisi, Mustafa Tatar, Karam Al-Wadiyya and Mahmoud Hillis. Five other activists sustained were injured.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli incursion started with penetration of Israeli special forces under cover of helicopters and tanks. They started shooting randomly at Palestinian houses.
The Al-Qassam Brigades released a series of statements saying that their fighters launched more than 57 mortar shells at the invading Israeli forces as well as several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). The statements also said that three anti-personnel landmines were detonated against Israeli troops.
Later on the Israeli army announced that one officer was wounded, but they gave no details about the nature of the wounds.
Eyewitnesses said that before they withdrew, the Israeli forces apprehended several Palestinians including Abdul-Salam Al-Hayya, brother of senior Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya.
On Tuesday evening, one Palestinian affiliated to Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, was killed and three bystanders were injured as a result of a missile launched by an Israeli reconnaissance plane at a motorcycle in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The Al-Quds Brigades named the victim as Abdullah Al-Ghussain.
Two Palestinian civilians were injured in Israeli shelling at the area of Juhr Ad-Dik and the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Israeli forces announced that one soldier was hurt in the clashes at Shuja'iyya.
Fadil Shana'a
A cameramen for the news agency Reuters was killed and five others wounded, including two journalists, when Israeli tanks fired at a bridge in Wadi Gaza, the valley in the central Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said that the dead and wounded were taken to the Al-Aqsa Marytrs hospital in the city of Deir Al-Balah.
An eyewitness, journalist Yassir Qadih, said, "Reuters journalist Fadil Shana'a was killed while he was in a jeep which was clearly marked 'Press'."
"There was nobody around us except a group of children who we were going to film. There were no resistance groups in the area" he added.
Television footage showed the jeep, with large signs reading "Press" and "TV" with a gaping hole blown in the driver's side.
Meanwhile nine Palestinians were killed, some of them children, and 18 others were injured in an artillery bombardment that leveled a mosque and two houses in Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of the ambulance and emergency department in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that the corpses of eight civilians, including two children, were taken to the Al-Aqsa Maryters hospital. He said that eighteen people sustained "more than moderate" injuries.
These two attacks bring Wednesday's death toll to 18 with a large number of wounded in a series of air strikes and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Five people were killed in two Israeli air raids at noon in the northern Gaza Strip.
Hani Zu'rub was killed and five others were wounded in an air strike on a car. Witnesses said the first strike targeted a white Mitsubishi car. The second attack targeted a car near the Sheema school in the northern Gaza Strip.
Dr. Hassanain clarified that the first strike resulted in one dead and three wounded. The second attack left two wounded. They were taken to Al-Awda hospital.
Four Hamas fighters were killed during clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City's Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood in the early hours of the morning. Medical sources identified the dead as Abdul-Karim Al-Khaisi, Mustafa Tatar, Karam Al-Wadiyya and Mahmoud Hillis.
A cameramen for the news agency Reuters was killed and five others wounded, including two journalists, when Israeli tanks fired at a bridge in Wadi Gaza, the valley in the central Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said that the dead and wounded were taken to the Al-Aqsa Marytrs hospital in the city of Deir Al-Balah.
An eyewitness, journalist Yassir Qadih, said, "Reuters journalist Fadil Shana'a was killed while he was in a jeep which was clearly marked 'Press'."
"There was nobody around us except a group of children who we were going to film. There were no resistance groups in the area" he added.
Television footage showed the jeep, with large signs reading "Press" and "TV" with a gaping hole blown in the driver's side.
Meanwhile nine Palestinians were killed, some of them children, and 18 others were injured in an artillery bombardment that leveled a mosque and two houses in Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of the ambulance and emergency department in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that the corpses of eight civilians, including two children, were taken to the Al-Aqsa Maryters hospital. He said that eighteen people sustained "more than moderate" injuries.
These two attacks bring Wednesday's death toll to 18 with a large number of wounded in a series of air strikes and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Five people were killed in two Israeli air raids at noon in the northern Gaza Strip.
Hani Zu'rub was killed and five others were wounded in an air strike on a car. Witnesses said the first strike targeted a white Mitsubishi car. The second attack targeted a car near the Sheema school in the northern Gaza Strip.
Dr. Hassanain clarified that the first strike resulted in one dead and three wounded. The second attack left two wounded. They were taken to Al-Awda hospital.
Four Hamas fighters were killed during clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City's Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood in the early hours of the morning. Medical sources identified the dead as Abdul-Karim Al-Khaisi, Mustafa Tatar, Karam Al-Wadiyya and Mahmoud Hillis.
Three Israeli soldiers from the Givati unit were killed and five others injured, one seriously, in clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza, Israeli sources said on Wednesday.
The Israeli military officially confirmed the deaths at noon on Wednesday.
The Israeli sources, who spoke to Ma'an on condition of anonymity, said a group of Palestinian resistance fighters ambushed eight Israeli soldiers in the area of Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip.
Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the killing of the two Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli military officially confirmed the deaths at noon on Wednesday.
The Israeli sources, who spoke to Ma'an on condition of anonymity, said a group of Palestinian resistance fighters ambushed eight Israeli soldiers in the area of Juhor Ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip.
Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the killing of the two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli soldier shot in Gaza Strip, Palestinian fighters claim
UN agencies "gravely concerned" about Gaza fuel crisis
Islamic Jihad fighters fire 13 projectiles at Israeli targets
UN agencies "gravely concerned" about Gaza fuel crisis
Islamic Jihad fighters fire 13 projectiles at Israeli targets
Islamic Jihad's military wing fires 6 projectiles at Sderot
Fatah's military wing fire projectile at Sufa crossing
Fatah's military wing fire projectile at Sufa crossing
15 apr 2008
Ten Palestinian citizens were injured on Monday evening at the entrance to the northern West Bank village of Azzun Atma, south of Qalqilia.
The head of the local council, Azmi Salamah, was one of the injured.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that school students went on a trip outside the village and when they returned to the village in the evening Israeli troops refused to let them in. Families then rushed to the checkpoint at the entrance to the village to plead with the soldiers.
The Israeli troops refused the students in, provoking clashes between the residents and Israeli troops who fired at the families and the students injuring ten people. Two were evacuated to Israeli hospitals and others were sent to local hospitals.
The village is located on the Western side of the separation wall.
The head of the local council, Azmi Salamah, was one of the injured.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that school students went on a trip outside the village and when they returned to the village in the evening Israeli troops refused to let them in. Families then rushed to the checkpoint at the entrance to the village to plead with the soldiers.
The Israeli troops refused the students in, provoking clashes between the residents and Israeli troops who fired at the families and the students injuring ten people. Two were evacuated to Israeli hospitals and others were sent to local hospitals.
The village is located on the Western side of the separation wall.
Israeli forces penetrated the town of Al-Qarara in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning accompanied by bulldozers.
Local sources said that clashes erupted in the area between the invading Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance fighters. No casualties have been reported.
The invading Israeli forces exceeded the border fence into the Gaza Strip by 1,200 meters. They occupied five Palestinian homes as well as Al-Ma'arry school near Kissufim and stationed themselves there.
Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that their fighters detonated a land mine near an Israeli military vehicle in the area.
Earlier, the Al-Qassam Brigades claimed they launched three rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at Israeli vehicles.
Local sources said that clashes erupted in the area between the invading Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance fighters. No casualties have been reported.
The invading Israeli forces exceeded the border fence into the Gaza Strip by 1,200 meters. They occupied five Palestinian homes as well as Al-Ma'arry school near Kissufim and stationed themselves there.
Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that their fighters detonated a land mine near an Israeli military vehicle in the area.
Earlier, the Al-Qassam Brigades claimed they launched three rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at Israeli vehicles.
Ibrahim Abu 'Ilba's funeral on Tuesday
A National Resistance Brigades leader, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday night. Two bystanders were also injured.
Palestinian medical sources identified the victim as 34-year-old Ibrahim Abu 'Ilba. He was targeted by an Israeli missile as he was walking down a street.
In a different regard, Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigades said that their fighters were involved in armed clashes with Israeli troops east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. They said in a statement that Israeli warplanes launched three missiles in the area of the clashes.
A National Resistance Brigades leader, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday night. Two bystanders were also injured.
Palestinian medical sources identified the victim as 34-year-old Ibrahim Abu 'Ilba. He was targeted by an Israeli missile as he was walking down a street.
In a different regard, Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigades said that their fighters were involved in armed clashes with Israeli troops east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. They said in a statement that Israeli warplanes launched three missiles in the area of the clashes.
Schools and universities in Gaza forced to close due to fuel cuts
Egyptian newspaper claims Hamas plans to break through border
DFLP and PFLP military groups fire projectiles at Sderot
Egyptian newspaper claims Hamas plans to break through border
DFLP and PFLP military groups fire projectiles at Sderot
14 apr 2008
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is now engaged in a massive diplomatic effort to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in order to stop the shedding of Palestinian blood and lift the Israeli siege, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday.
"We are endeavoring to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip through our Egyptian brothers, and we hope the Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip will prioritize public interests and stop everything for the sake of reaching a ceasefire which will lay the grounds for a new stage," Abbas told TV and the PA's official news agency WAFA.
Abbas was speaking after a meeting of his cabinet in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
With regard to his upcoming international tour, Abbas said, "It will include a visit to Russia and the USA, and we will hold talks with the Russians in particular regarding the Moscow conference and the peace process." He was referring to an international peace summit, along the lines of the Annapolis meeting in November, proposed by Russian officials.
Egypt has been facilitating indirect talks between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, Islamic Jihad, Abbas' PA, and Israel in an effort to negotiate a ceasefire between armed Palestinian groups and Israel. Earlier on Monday, a Palestinian newspaper published the outline of an Israeli ceasefire proposal that would include a halt to Palestinian rocket attacks and the opening of some of the Gaza Strip's border crossings.
"We are endeavoring to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip through our Egyptian brothers, and we hope the Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip will prioritize public interests and stop everything for the sake of reaching a ceasefire which will lay the grounds for a new stage," Abbas told TV and the PA's official news agency WAFA.
Abbas was speaking after a meeting of his cabinet in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
With regard to his upcoming international tour, Abbas said, "It will include a visit to Russia and the USA, and we will hold talks with the Russians in particular regarding the Moscow conference and the peace process." He was referring to an international peace summit, along the lines of the Annapolis meeting in November, proposed by Russian officials.
Egypt has been facilitating indirect talks between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, Islamic Jihad, Abbas' PA, and Israel in an effort to negotiate a ceasefire between armed Palestinian groups and Israel. Earlier on Monday, a Palestinian newspaper published the outline of an Israeli ceasefire proposal that would include a halt to Palestinian rocket attacks and the opening of some of the Gaza Strip's border crossings.
Broken windows at Nayif Rajoub's home
Israeli forces stormed home of former Palestinian minister and Hamas-affiliated lawmaker Nayif Rajoub in the southern West Bank town of Dura, west of Hebron, on Monday, witnesses said.
Rajoub's family said heavily-armed Israeli soldiers surrounded the house at 1am, throwing stones at the windows, smashing several of them.
Rajoub's wife, Umm Hudhayfa, told Ma'an that the soldiers forced the family into the street and ransacked the house. The soldiers confiscated green Hamas flags, 1,500 Jordanian Dinars, 3,000 NIS, and her children's savings.
Rajoub, the former minister of Waqf and Religious Affairs, was detained by Israel in June 2006, and has been imprisoned ever since. He was elected in the Hebron district in the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections.
More than 40 Palestinian lawmakers are currently detained in Israeli jails.
Israeli forces stormed home of former Palestinian minister and Hamas-affiliated lawmaker Nayif Rajoub in the southern West Bank town of Dura, west of Hebron, on Monday, witnesses said.
Rajoub's family said heavily-armed Israeli soldiers surrounded the house at 1am, throwing stones at the windows, smashing several of them.
Rajoub's wife, Umm Hudhayfa, told Ma'an that the soldiers forced the family into the street and ransacked the house. The soldiers confiscated green Hamas flags, 1,500 Jordanian Dinars, 3,000 NIS, and her children's savings.
Rajoub, the former minister of Waqf and Religious Affairs, was detained by Israel in June 2006, and has been imprisoned ever since. He was elected in the Hebron district in the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections.
More than 40 Palestinian lawmakers are currently detained in Israeli jails.
Egypt has delivered an Israeli proposal for a short-term ceasefire to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida reported on Monday.
Israel is demanding a six month to one year halt on all shelling of Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip. In exchange, Israel would show flexibility about opening Gaza's border crossings, including the Rafah crossing into Egypt.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida's Palestinian sources said that Israel rejected a ceasefire in the West Bank because the territory is divided, according to the Oslo accords, into areas A, B, and C, resulting in mixed Palestinian and Israeli control. Furthermore, the Israelis refuse to withdraw from the areas they reoccupied during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002.
Hamas has reportedly accepted the idea of a ceasefire in Gaza. Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian presidency, the Popular and the Democratic Fronts for the Liberation of Palestine as well as the Popular Resistance Committees have all reportedly rejected the offer.
Israel is demanding a six month to one year halt on all shelling of Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip. In exchange, Israel would show flexibility about opening Gaza's border crossings, including the Rafah crossing into Egypt.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida's Palestinian sources said that Israel rejected a ceasefire in the West Bank because the territory is divided, according to the Oslo accords, into areas A, B, and C, resulting in mixed Palestinian and Israeli control. Furthermore, the Israelis refuse to withdraw from the areas they reoccupied during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002.
Hamas has reportedly accepted the idea of a ceasefire in Gaza. Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian presidency, the Popular and the Democratic Fronts for the Liberation of Palestine as well as the Popular Resistance Committees have all reportedly rejected the offer.
Islamic Jihad fighters 'clash' with Israeli soldiers in Gaza
The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility on Monday for fighting with Israeli troops in the Juhor Ad-Dik area, near Al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip.
The Al-Quds Brigades said that they detonated an anti-personnel landmine during the battle.
The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility on Monday for fighting with Israeli troops in the Juhor Ad-Dik area, near Al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip.
The Al-Quds Brigades said that they detonated an anti-personnel landmine during the battle.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will begin a tour of Jordan, Russia, and the United States on Monday. In the US, Abbas is scheduled to meet US President George W. Bush.
The trip, Abbas' office says, is aimed at drumming up international support for a ceasefire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Abbas then fired a Hamas-Fatah unity government and appointed a caretaker cabinet that holds power in the West Bank. Abbas resumed formal peace negotiations with Israel last November.
The trip, Abbas' office says, is aimed at drumming up international support for a ceasefire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Abbas then fired a Hamas-Fatah unity government and appointed a caretaker cabinet that holds power in the West Bank. Abbas resumed formal peace negotiations with Israel last November.
An Israeli reconnaissance plane bombed the home of Khalid Hijazi, a senior leader in the armed wing of Fatah, the Al-Aqsa Brigades, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday evening, injuring seven bystanders.
Hijazi himself survived the assassination attempt.
Muawiyah Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry said that seven injured Palestinians arrived at Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after the attack.
Witnesses said the Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile at the third story of the house, causing massive material damage.
Hijazi himself survived the assassination attempt.
Muawiyah Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry said that seven injured Palestinians arrived at Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after the attack.
Witnesses said the Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile at the third story of the house, causing massive material damage.
13 apr 2008
Israeli settlers invade Palestinians' fields near Nablus
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in fields near the village of Tal, west of the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, witnesses said.
Umar Shtayya, the chair of the village's local council, said that more than 40 heavily-armed settlers from the Gilad colony invaded the fields, firing in the air and throwing stones at passersby.
Settlers from Gilad also attacked Palestinians' fields last week, uprooting their trees, Shtayya said.
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in fields near the village of Tal, west of the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, witnesses said.
Umar Shtayya, the chair of the village's local council, said that more than 40 heavily-armed settlers from the Gilad colony invaded the fields, firing in the air and throwing stones at passersby.
Settlers from Gilad also attacked Palestinians' fields last week, uprooting their trees, Shtayya said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has outlined his conditions for a ceasefire with Palestinian military groups in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan reported on Sunday.
According to Al-Watan's Palestinian sources, Olmert's demands are:
First: Hamas should stop launching projectiles from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli targets. Hamas should prevent other Palestinian military groups from firing such projectiles.
Second: Hamas and other Palestinian military groups should stop manufacturing projectiles. This ban should be monitored to make sure there are no violations.
Third: Hamas should stop smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip.
According to the anonymous sources, these conditions must be met before Olmert will agree to a ceasefire with Hamas and the other factions in Gaza. His proposal does not mention the Rafah crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which Palestinian military leaders want opened as a part of a ceasefire.
Olmert reportedly asked that any ceasefire apply to the Gaza Strip only, excluding the West Bank.
According to Al-Watan's Palestinian sources, Olmert's demands are:
First: Hamas should stop launching projectiles from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli targets. Hamas should prevent other Palestinian military groups from firing such projectiles.
Second: Hamas and other Palestinian military groups should stop manufacturing projectiles. This ban should be monitored to make sure there are no violations.
Third: Hamas should stop smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip.
According to the anonymous sources, these conditions must be met before Olmert will agree to a ceasefire with Hamas and the other factions in Gaza. His proposal does not mention the Rafah crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which Palestinian military leaders want opened as a part of a ceasefire.
Olmert reportedly asked that any ceasefire apply to the Gaza Strip only, excluding the West Bank.
Israeli forces invade Jenin, raid Palestinian houses
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, neighboring Jenin refugee camp, and two nearby villages on Sunday morning, witnesses said.
Israeli troops ransacked home of Afif Jalilin Jenin refugee camp, looking for his son Zakariyya, who is wanted by the Israeli intelligence services. The soldiers forced the Jalil family and their neighbors into the street while Israeli troops searched their homes interrogated them.
Other witnesses said that Israeli troops stormed the villages of Zububa and Rummana, conducting house-to-house searches.
Separately, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, said their fighters fired at an Israeli patrol that was setting up a checkpoint at the entrance of the village of Misliya, near Jenin.
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, neighboring Jenin refugee camp, and two nearby villages on Sunday morning, witnesses said.
Israeli troops ransacked home of Afif Jalilin Jenin refugee camp, looking for his son Zakariyya, who is wanted by the Israeli intelligence services. The soldiers forced the Jalil family and their neighbors into the street while Israeli troops searched their homes interrogated them.
Other witnesses said that Israeli troops stormed the villages of Zububa and Rummana, conducting house-to-house searches.
Separately, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, said their fighters fired at an Israeli patrol that was setting up a checkpoint at the entrance of the village of Misliya, near Jenin.
Palestinian military groups engage Israeli forces in Gaza, fire projectiles
The military wing of Fatah, the Al-Aqsa Brigades said on Saturday evening that their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force that infliltrated Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
They explained in a statement that an undercover Israeli force was discovered after it entered the Al-Farta area, east of Beit Hanoun.
Separately the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed responsibility on Sunday morning for firing two homemade projectiles at the Israeli town of Sderot, bordering Beit Hanoun.
The military wing of Fatah, the Al-Aqsa Brigades said on Saturday evening that their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force that infliltrated Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
They explained in a statement that an undercover Israeli force was discovered after it entered the Al-Farta area, east of Beit Hanoun.
Separately the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed responsibility on Sunday morning for firing two homemade projectiles at the Israeli town of Sderot, bordering Beit Hanoun.
Israeli tanks, jeeps, and bulldozers entered the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia on Sunday morning amid heavy gunfire, witnesses said.
Sources on the ground in Jabalia said Israeli ground forces, with helicopters overhead, had crossed at least 500 meters past the border wall into the Gaza Strip.
This is an ongoing incursion.
Sources on the ground in Jabalia said Israeli ground forces, with helicopters overhead, had crossed at least 500 meters past the border wall into the Gaza Strip.
This is an ongoing incursion.
The Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, announced on Sunday that he asked Egypt to press forward with efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian military organizations in the Gaza Strip.
Erekat said he made the request during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit and Egyptian intelligence chief Umar Sulaiman.
Erekat also met with the Arab League's secretary general, Amr Mousa. After that meeting he said that a ceasefire could help protect the Palestinian people. He also appealed to all Palestinian military groups to cooperate with Egypt's diplomatic efforts in order to to avoid the disaster of another major Israeli incursion in Gaza.
Erekat also asked Hamas to comply with a Yemeni-backed agreement signed in March that calls for the resumption of direct talks between Hamas and Fatah.
Egypt has been leading backchannel efforts to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian movement that rules Gaza. Erekat's PLO and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, have not held power in Gaza since Hamas took control during internecine fighting in June 2007.
Israel frequently attacks the Gaza Strip, most recently killing nine Palestinians, including four children, in three days of tank fire and air raids.
Erekat said he made the request during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit and Egyptian intelligence chief Umar Sulaiman.
Erekat also met with the Arab League's secretary general, Amr Mousa. After that meeting he said that a ceasefire could help protect the Palestinian people. He also appealed to all Palestinian military groups to cooperate with Egypt's diplomatic efforts in order to to avoid the disaster of another major Israeli incursion in Gaza.
Erekat also asked Hamas to comply with a Yemeni-backed agreement signed in March that calls for the resumption of direct talks between Hamas and Fatah.
Egypt has been leading backchannel efforts to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian movement that rules Gaza. Erekat's PLO and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, have not held power in Gaza since Hamas took control during internecine fighting in June 2007.
Israel frequently attacks the Gaza Strip, most recently killing nine Palestinians, including four children, in three days of tank fire and air raids.
Israeli forces raid Nablus
More than 16 Israeli military vehicles raided areas around the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday evening, witnesses said.
Witnesses also reported seeing Israeli undercover forces in a Palestinian-plated car in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.
Israeli troops stationed themselves in several areas in Balata and in the city of Nablus.
Palestinian security sources say Israel is expected to launch a large-scale incursion into Nablus soon.
More than 16 Israeli military vehicles raided areas around the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday evening, witnesses said.
Witnesses also reported seeing Israeli undercover forces in a Palestinian-plated car in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.
Israeli troops stationed themselves in several areas in Balata and in the city of Nablus.
Palestinian security sources say Israel is expected to launch a large-scale incursion into Nablus soon.
Hamas fighters claim responsibility for shelling senior Israeli military officer's patrol
Israeli forces lay siege to West Bank village
Israeli forces lay siege to West Bank village
12 apr 2008
A number of Israeli army vehicles stormed the Al-Shaja'iyah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City on Saturday afternoon, Palestinian sources reported.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an that four Israeli military vehicles and two bulldozers stormed the separation wall east of Al-Shaja'iyah, opening fire on a number of houses.
Israeli bulldozers also began to demolish the agricultural lands in the area east of Al-Shaja'iyah.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an that four Israeli military vehicles and two bulldozers stormed the separation wall east of Al-Shaja'iyah, opening fire on a number of houses.
Israeli bulldozers also began to demolish the agricultural lands in the area east of Al-Shaja'iyah.
Hamas said on Saturday they have not been informed that negotiations have stopped between Egypt and Israel to reach a truce.
Under the proposed deal Hamas say they will halt Palestinian rocket fire on condition that Israel stops their assassinations in the Palestinian territories.
Hamas said any truce with Israel will only take place on condition the blockade of the Gaza Strip is lifted.
The Israeli side has repeatedly rejected Palestinian demands. They say they have informed the Egyptians that as far as they are concerned the month-long talks that have failed to reach any positive results are now over.
Hamas leader Ayman Taha told Ma'an that he is suspicious of the Israeli rejection of Palestinian demands for a truce and he expects an escalation of Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip is imminent.
"If the enemy has rejected the truce I am sure that the region will face a clear escalation and we are prepared and have the weapons to oppose the occupation forces," he said.
Regarding the continued closure of the Rafah border crossing and the blockade imposed on the sector, he stressed that Hamas are in negotiation with high-level Egyptian officials to reach a solution.
"The Egyptians have always asserted that they have nothing to do with the siege imposed on the Palestinians but they are calling for Palestinians to cooperate in taking responsibility for the Rafah crossing," he added.
Taha said Hamas blames the leadership of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah and that they are responsible for the continued closure of the Rafah crossing. "The Hamas movement offered solutions to the blockade but the Palestinian Authority didn't respond," he said.
Under the proposed deal Hamas say they will halt Palestinian rocket fire on condition that Israel stops their assassinations in the Palestinian territories.
Hamas said any truce with Israel will only take place on condition the blockade of the Gaza Strip is lifted.
The Israeli side has repeatedly rejected Palestinian demands. They say they have informed the Egyptians that as far as they are concerned the month-long talks that have failed to reach any positive results are now over.
Hamas leader Ayman Taha told Ma'an that he is suspicious of the Israeli rejection of Palestinian demands for a truce and he expects an escalation of Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip is imminent.
"If the enemy has rejected the truce I am sure that the region will face a clear escalation and we are prepared and have the weapons to oppose the occupation forces," he said.
Regarding the continued closure of the Rafah border crossing and the blockade imposed on the sector, he stressed that Hamas are in negotiation with high-level Egyptian officials to reach a solution.
"The Egyptians have always asserted that they have nothing to do with the siege imposed on the Palestinians but they are calling for Palestinians to cooperate in taking responsibility for the Rafah crossing," he added.
Taha said Hamas blames the leadership of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah and that they are responsible for the continued closure of the Rafah crossing. "The Hamas movement offered solutions to the blockade but the Palestinian Authority didn't respond," he said.
Israeli forces invade Zbuta village
Israeli forces invaded Zbuta village northwest of the West Bank city of Jenin in the early hours of Saturday, breaking into a number of houses before withdrawing in the early morning hours without any arrests.
According to local sources in the village, a number of military vehicles stormed the village at 1:30 am and launched an extensive operation of raids and inspections in many houses in several parts of the village.
The Israeli forces focused on houses and an agricultural area near the separation wall. They fired bullets and sound bombs during their raid.
Israeli forces invaded Zbuta village northwest of the West Bank city of Jenin in the early hours of Saturday, breaking into a number of houses before withdrawing in the early morning hours without any arrests.
According to local sources in the village, a number of military vehicles stormed the village at 1:30 am and launched an extensive operation of raids and inspections in many houses in several parts of the village.
The Israeli forces focused on houses and an agricultural area near the separation wall. They fired bullets and sound bombs during their raid.
The body of 12-year-old Riad Al-Owesi
Israeli forces withdrew from the central Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday leaving nine dead and dozens injured in the previous 24 hours.
They stormed the eastern side of Al- Bureij refugee on Friday morning, killing seven and causing severe damage to Palestinian homes and bulldozing Palestinian agricultural lands.
Two members of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, 31 year-old Muhamad Mustafa An-Najjar and 26 year-old Mahmoud An-Najjar were killed in were killed on Friday morning during an Israeli airstrike on a bunker belonging to the Brigades in the town of Khuza'a in the southern Gaza Strip.
Seven other people were killed in attacks on the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Another Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, 24-year-old Munther Abu Hweishel, was killed in an Israeli attack targeting Palestinian resistance fighters in Al-Bureij refugee camp.
24-year-old Yusuf Al-Maghazi, 18-year-old Jihad Muhammad Salim Abu Zubaydah Shehab, 18-year-old Mohammed Ahmad Abu Zubaydah and 19-year-old Abdel Al-Razeq Nofal were killed in Israeli shelling of Al-Bureij.
A Palestinian citizen was also killed by Israeli shelling in the camp.
13-year-old Yusuf Sarhan was killed by Israeli shelling east of Al-Bureij.
Medical sources reported that 12-year-old Riyad Al-Owesi was killed and five people were injured in clashes east of Al- Bureij refugee camp.
The Al-Qassam brigades claimed they fired 52 missiles, seven rocket propelled grenades and five rockets at Israeli targets, as well as detonating an explosive device at an Israeli tank.
Israeli forces withdrew from the central Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday leaving nine dead and dozens injured in the previous 24 hours.
They stormed the eastern side of Al- Bureij refugee on Friday morning, killing seven and causing severe damage to Palestinian homes and bulldozing Palestinian agricultural lands.
Two members of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, 31 year-old Muhamad Mustafa An-Najjar and 26 year-old Mahmoud An-Najjar were killed in were killed on Friday morning during an Israeli airstrike on a bunker belonging to the Brigades in the town of Khuza'a in the southern Gaza Strip.
Seven other people were killed in attacks on the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Another Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, 24-year-old Munther Abu Hweishel, was killed in an Israeli attack targeting Palestinian resistance fighters in Al-Bureij refugee camp.
24-year-old Yusuf Al-Maghazi, 18-year-old Jihad Muhammad Salim Abu Zubaydah Shehab, 18-year-old Mohammed Ahmad Abu Zubaydah and 19-year-old Abdel Al-Razeq Nofal were killed in Israeli shelling of Al-Bureij.
A Palestinian citizen was also killed by Israeli shelling in the camp.
13-year-old Yusuf Sarhan was killed by Israeli shelling east of Al-Bureij.
Medical sources reported that 12-year-old Riyad Al-Owesi was killed and five people were injured in clashes east of Al- Bureij refugee camp.
The Al-Qassam brigades claimed they fired 52 missiles, seven rocket propelled grenades and five rockets at Israeli targets, as well as detonating an explosive device at an Israeli tank.
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades attack Kfar 'Azza and Negev
Hamas warns of popular uprising against Israeli siege on Gaza
Al-Khudari: Gaza will be plunged into total darkness within days
Israeli authorities order demolition of 3 shops near separation wall
Hamas warns of popular uprising against Israeli siege on Gaza
Al-Khudari: Gaza will be plunged into total darkness within days
Israeli authorities order demolition of 3 shops near separation wall
11 apr 2008
Eight Palestinians have been killed since Friday morning, the majority of them children, and 28 people injured in ongoing Israeli bombardments and airstrikes on homes, belonging to both civilians and resistance fighters, in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Four children were killed and a number of people were wounded in an airstrike on civilian houses.
Palestinian medical sources told Ma'an that the four dead children were taken to the Al-Aqsa Hospital. Six civilians were also injured when Israeli tanks shelled civilian houses in the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
The sources also said that 12-year-old Riyadh Awisi died of injuries he sustained during clashes that took place east of the Bureij refugee camp. Five other civilians were also wounded.
Two resistance fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades, Muhammad An-Najar and Amin An-Najar, were killed on Friday morning during an Israeli airstrike on a bunker belonging to the Brigades in the town of Khuza'a in the southern Gaza Strip.
Four children were killed and a number of people were wounded in an airstrike on civilian houses.
Palestinian medical sources told Ma'an that the four dead children were taken to the Al-Aqsa Hospital. Six civilians were also injured when Israeli tanks shelled civilian houses in the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
The sources also said that 12-year-old Riyadh Awisi died of injuries he sustained during clashes that took place east of the Bureij refugee camp. Five other civilians were also wounded.
Two resistance fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades, Muhammad An-Najar and Amin An-Najar, were killed on Friday morning during an Israeli airstrike on a bunker belonging to the Brigades in the town of Khuza'a in the southern Gaza Strip.
Two members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, were killed and a number of people were wounded in a series of attacks targeting Palestinian resistance fighters east of Al-Khaza'a in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.
Medical sources said that Al-Qassam Brigades affiliates Mohammed Mustafa Najjar and Amin Najjar were killed in an Israeli air raid out by east of Al-Khaza'a. A number of other people were injured in the attack and were taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Two days ago Israeli forces stormed Al-Khaza'a and an Israeli soldier was killed during the incursion.
On Friday morning, Palestinian sources reported an Israeli incursion east of Al- Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip during which bulldozers razed agricultural land in the region.
The sources told Ma'an that since dawn on Friday a number of clashes had occurred between Palestinian resistance factions and Israeli forces east of Al-Bureij camp. There are no reports of injuries.
Meanwhile the Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for targeting Israeli tanks penetrating east of Al-Bureij with a rocket propelled grenade (RPG).
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching an RPG at an Israeli tank east of Al-Bureij camp also on Friday morning.
They told Ma'an that this operation comes in the framework of responding to the continuing aggression against the Palestinian people.
Medical sources said that Al-Qassam Brigades affiliates Mohammed Mustafa Najjar and Amin Najjar were killed in an Israeli air raid out by east of Al-Khaza'a. A number of other people were injured in the attack and were taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Two days ago Israeli forces stormed Al-Khaza'a and an Israeli soldier was killed during the incursion.
On Friday morning, Palestinian sources reported an Israeli incursion east of Al- Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip during which bulldozers razed agricultural land in the region.
The sources told Ma'an that since dawn on Friday a number of clashes had occurred between Palestinian resistance factions and Israeli forces east of Al-Bureij camp. There are no reports of injuries.
Meanwhile the Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for targeting Israeli tanks penetrating east of Al-Bureij with a rocket propelled grenade (RPG).
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching an RPG at an Israeli tank east of Al-Bureij camp also on Friday morning.
They told Ma'an that this operation comes in the framework of responding to the continuing aggression against the Palestinian people.
Al-Quds Brigades launch RPG at Israeli tank
Beita village under Israeli closure after Israeli bus attack
Israeli forces come under attack in West Bank
10 apr 2008
Israeli authorities return body of activist involved in Nahal Oz shooting
Israeli authorities on Thursday morning handed over the body of a Palestinian activist affiliated who took part in Wednesday's shooting near Nahal Oz, which left two Israeli workers dead.
23-year-old Hasan Awad was a member of the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades.
Spokesperson of Islamic Jihad's military wing the Al-Quds Brigades, Abu Ahmad said on Wednesday that he lost contact with two of the activists who conducted the operation near Nahal Oz. However, on Thursday morning, he announced that one of them had returned to the Gaza Strip and that the body of the other activist was returned by the Israeli authorities.
The An-Nasser Brigades, the military wing affiliated to the Popular Resistance Committees, the Al-Mujahidin Brigades, a military group affiliated to Fatah and the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, have all claimed that the shooting was a joint operation.
According to Israeli media reports, the two Israeli workers were killed on Wednesday when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers.
Nahal Oz terminal is the Gaza Strip's main crossing point for liquid fuels.
Israeli authorities on Thursday morning handed over the body of a Palestinian activist affiliated who took part in Wednesday's shooting near Nahal Oz, which left two Israeli workers dead.
23-year-old Hasan Awad was a member of the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades.
Spokesperson of Islamic Jihad's military wing the Al-Quds Brigades, Abu Ahmad said on Wednesday that he lost contact with two of the activists who conducted the operation near Nahal Oz. However, on Thursday morning, he announced that one of them had returned to the Gaza Strip and that the body of the other activist was returned by the Israeli authorities.
The An-Nasser Brigades, the military wing affiliated to the Popular Resistance Committees, the Al-Mujahidin Brigades, a military group affiliated to Fatah and the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, have all claimed that the shooting was a joint operation.
According to Israeli media reports, the two Israeli workers were killed on Wednesday when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers.
Nahal Oz terminal is the Gaza Strip's main crossing point for liquid fuels.
Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip left seven people dead, including three children on Wednesday.
Israeli warplanes and tanks launched a series of attacks on the northern and the eastern Gaza Strip, Ma'an's reporter said.
Dr Jum'a As-Saqa, head of public relations at Ash-Shifaa' Hospital in Gaza City said that two dead bodies arrived at Ash-Shifaa' hospital. He identified them as 'Aatif Al-Gharably and Mazin Abu Qumbuz from the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City.
Another man from Shuja'iyya Muhammad Abu Jabah was killed after Israeli soldiers opened fire on him in his gas station.
Dr As-Saqa added that another Gazan citizen was killed in the Al-Mansoura neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip when he was hit by a missile fired by Israeli warplanes. The victim has not been identified.
The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, announced that two of the four activists who conducted the shooting at Nahal Oz are still missing. Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced that two of the attackers have been killed.
Two Israelis were killed on Wednesday when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers, Israeli media reported.
Abu Mujahid, the spokesperson of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, claimed that three Israeli soldiers were killed in the raid. He said that the aim of the operation was to abduct Israeli soldiers.
Israeli officials said that no Israelis were abducted.
Israeli warplanes and tanks launched a series of attacks on the northern and the eastern Gaza Strip, Ma'an's reporter said.
Dr Jum'a As-Saqa, head of public relations at Ash-Shifaa' Hospital in Gaza City said that two dead bodies arrived at Ash-Shifaa' hospital. He identified them as 'Aatif Al-Gharably and Mazin Abu Qumbuz from the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City.
Another man from Shuja'iyya Muhammad Abu Jabah was killed after Israeli soldiers opened fire on him in his gas station.
Dr As-Saqa added that another Gazan citizen was killed in the Al-Mansoura neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip when he was hit by a missile fired by Israeli warplanes. The victim has not been identified.
The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, announced that two of the four activists who conducted the shooting at Nahal Oz are still missing. Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced that two of the attackers have been killed.
Two Israelis were killed on Wednesday when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers, Israeli media reported.
Abu Mujahid, the spokesperson of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, claimed that three Israeli soldiers were killed in the raid. He said that the aim of the operation was to abduct Israeli soldiers.
Israeli officials said that no Israelis were abducted.
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