28 oct 2012
One resistance fighter killed and another wounded in Israeli airstrike
One resistance fighter killed and another wounded in Israeli airstrike
Sulaiman al-Farra 25
One Qassam resistance fighter was killed and another was wounded in an Israeli airstrike during an incursion to the east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip at midnight Saturday night.
Palestinians security sources told PIC reporter that an Israeli occupation drone fired at a group of Qassam fighters on Salahuddin Road outside Salam hospital in Khan Younis killing Sulaiman al-Farra (25 years) and seriously wounding another.
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, confirmed that one of its fighters was killed and said that their fighters confronted IOF troops during their incursion east of Khan Younis.
Occupation forces vehicles, including military bulldozers rolled into the southern Gaza Strip , east of Qarara town in Khan Younis district, and started bulldozing tracts of land amidst random shelling of the area by the invading forces to which the resistance responded by firing mortars.
This airstrike is the most serious breach of an Egyptian brokered ceasefire that was reached last weekend after an Israeli aggression that resulted in the killing of five Palestinians.
One Qassam resistance fighter was killed and another was wounded in an Israeli airstrike during an incursion to the east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip at midnight Saturday night.
Palestinians security sources told PIC reporter that an Israeli occupation drone fired at a group of Qassam fighters on Salahuddin Road outside Salam hospital in Khan Younis killing Sulaiman al-Farra (25 years) and seriously wounding another.
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, confirmed that one of its fighters was killed and said that their fighters confronted IOF troops during their incursion east of Khan Younis.
Occupation forces vehicles, including military bulldozers rolled into the southern Gaza Strip , east of Qarara town in Khan Younis district, and started bulldozing tracts of land amidst random shelling of the area by the invading forces to which the resistance responded by firing mortars.
This airstrike is the most serious breach of an Egyptian brokered ceasefire that was reached last weekend after an Israeli aggression that resulted in the killing of five Palestinians.
25 oct 2012
Gaza man dies of wounds from Israeli airstrike
Gaza man dies of wounds from Israeli airstrike
Mohammad Hirzallah 24
A 24-year-old Palestinian died Thursday from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike a day earlier, Gaza's health ministry said.
Mohammad Hirzallah had been injured when Israeli warplanes bombed Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning. He died in hospital Thursday, the ministry said in a statement.
Muhammad al-Sheikh, 32, a member of the Popular Resistance Committee's military wing the Nasser Saladin Brigades, was killed immediately in the same strike.
Israel's army said it was targeting a launching squad which moments earlier had fired a rocket at southern Israel.
At least seven Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since Monday and militants groups have fired a barrage of rockets at Israeli military sites and across the border.
13 Palestinian martyrs since the beginning of the month
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 13 Palestinians were martyred during the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza since the beginning of this month.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the ministry's spokesman, said that the martyrs were killed by Israeli gunfire since the beginning of October. He added that 33 Palestinians were wounded during this month.
Four Palestinian men were reported killed, five injured, on Wednesday as Israel's aerial bombardment of Gaza continued until the early morning hours.
For their part, Palestinian armed resistance groups fired 50 home-made shells at Israeli targets near the Gaza strip as a response to Israel's escalation in attacks targeting the coastal region.
Meanwhile, Fatah movement has called on the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip to stop rocket fire, and to avoid responding to the Israeli military escalation against Gaza, in an attempt to avoid "potential Israeli war."
Osama al-Qawasmi, spokesman for the movement, stated that "avoiding Israeli reactions and the ravages of war on the Gaza Strip lies in stopping Palestinian rocket fire and adopting a united popular resistance program".
"We do not want war with the Israeli occupation, which says to the international community that the missile offset missile, so the victim turned to a criminal through the Israeli media, which is stronger than the Arab and Palestinian media for this we must protect our people from the horrors of war in any way," he added.
Qawasmi predicted an expanded Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip with the approach of the Israeli elections in January.
A 24-year-old Palestinian died Thursday from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike a day earlier, Gaza's health ministry said.
Mohammad Hirzallah had been injured when Israeli warplanes bombed Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning. He died in hospital Thursday, the ministry said in a statement.
Muhammad al-Sheikh, 32, a member of the Popular Resistance Committee's military wing the Nasser Saladin Brigades, was killed immediately in the same strike.
Israel's army said it was targeting a launching squad which moments earlier had fired a rocket at southern Israel.
At least seven Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since Monday and militants groups have fired a barrage of rockets at Israeli military sites and across the border.
13 Palestinian martyrs since the beginning of the month
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 13 Palestinians were martyred during the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza since the beginning of this month.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the ministry's spokesman, said that the martyrs were killed by Israeli gunfire since the beginning of October. He added that 33 Palestinians were wounded during this month.
Four Palestinian men were reported killed, five injured, on Wednesday as Israel's aerial bombardment of Gaza continued until the early morning hours.
For their part, Palestinian armed resistance groups fired 50 home-made shells at Israeli targets near the Gaza strip as a response to Israel's escalation in attacks targeting the coastal region.
Meanwhile, Fatah movement has called on the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip to stop rocket fire, and to avoid responding to the Israeli military escalation against Gaza, in an attempt to avoid "potential Israeli war."
Osama al-Qawasmi, spokesman for the movement, stated that "avoiding Israeli reactions and the ravages of war on the Gaza Strip lies in stopping Palestinian rocket fire and adopting a united popular resistance program".
"We do not want war with the Israeli occupation, which says to the international community that the missile offset missile, so the victim turned to a criminal through the Israeli media, which is stronger than the Arab and Palestinian media for this we must protect our people from the horrors of war in any way," he added.
Qawasmi predicted an expanded Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip with the approach of the Israeli elections in January.
24 oct 2012
Multiple Israeli airstrikes kill 4, injure 8 in Gaza
Multiple Israeli airstrikes kill 4, injure 8 in Gaza
Ismail At-Tally
Multiple Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed four people and injured eight since late Tuesday, medics said.
Early Wednesday, Israeli warplanes struck a target in Rafah, killing Muhammad al-Sheikh, 32, a member of the PRC's military wing the Nasser Saladin Brigades.
Multiple Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed four people and injured eight since late Tuesday, medics said.
Early Wednesday, Israeli warplanes struck a target in Rafah, killing Muhammad al-Sheikh, 32, a member of the PRC's military wing the Nasser Saladin Brigades.
Lu’ay Abdul-Hakim Abu Jarad 25 (killed on his weddingday)
One other person was also injured. Israel's army said it was targeting a launching squad which moments earlier had fired a rocket at southern Israel.
At midnight, an airstrike on Beit Lahiya in Gaza's north killed Ismail al-Tally, a member of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, and injured three others, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an.
One other person was also injured. Israel's army said it was targeting a launching squad which moments earlier had fired a rocket at southern Israel.
At midnight, an airstrike on Beit Lahiya in Gaza's north killed Ismail al-Tally, a member of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, and injured three others, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an.
Yousef Abu Jalhoum
Another overnight strike in an area northwest of Beit Lahiya killed Loai Abed al-Hakeen Abu Jarad, 24, and Yousef Abu Jalhoum, al-Qidra said. One other person was seriously wounded.
Israel's army said it targeted a squad in the northern Gaza Strip "during its final preparations to fire rockets towards southern Israel."
Another overnight strike in an area northwest of Beit Lahiya killed Loai Abed al-Hakeen Abu Jarad, 24, and Yousef Abu Jalhoum, al-Qidra said. One other person was seriously wounded.
Israel's army said it targeted a squad in the northern Gaza Strip "during its final preparations to fire rockets towards southern Israel."
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Hamas officials also reported Israeli tanks firing into Gaza. A military spokesman confirmed that report.
Israeli fire killed a Palestinian man and injured three others late Tuesday after Israel's army said six rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed across the border, a medical official said. The attack came hours after Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine fighters claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded an Israeli soldier on the Gaza border. The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades said it was responsible for a bomb that went off beside an army patrol east of Khan Younis. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israel would deliver a strong response to the attack. "We will fight and we will hit them very, very hard," Netanyahu said. |
An Israeli army spokesman said that over 60 rockets have been fired at Israel since late Tuesday.
Israeli media reported that three foreign workers were injured in Israel's southern Eshkol region by rocket fire.
The airstrikes followed a historic visit by the Emir of Qatar, which broke the isolation of the Hamas leadership in Gaza.
Thousands lined the streets in Gaza to welcome the Qatari emir, who was the first head of state to visit the Hamas-run enclave since 1999.
Israeli media reported that three foreign workers were injured in Israel's southern Eshkol region by rocket fire.
The airstrikes followed a historic visit by the Emir of Qatar, which broke the isolation of the Hamas leadership in Gaza.
Thousands lined the streets in Gaza to welcome the Qatari emir, who was the first head of state to visit the Hamas-run enclave since 1999.
23 oct 2012
Three Palestinians Killed In Gaza Monday
Three Palestinians Killed In Gaza Monday
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Palestinian medical sources reported that the number of residents killed, Monday, due to Israeli bombardment in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, arrived to three after the Israeli Air Force fired, on Monday evening, a missile at residents in As-Sikka Street in the city.
The slain resident was identified as Khalil Al-Kafarna, 29; he was seriously wounded in the attack and died of his wounds at the Beit Hanoun Hospital. Earlier on Monday, two Palestinians were killed and at least four were injured in a series of Israeli air strikes targeting different areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. At least one resident was injured. Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, reported that Yasser Jom’a At-Tarabeen, 26, from Beit Hanoun, and |
Abdul-Rahman Darweesh Abu Jalala, 25, from Beit Lahia, were killed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of people in Abed Al Hameed Street, Beit Hannon; four Palestinians, including Abu Jalala, were seriously injured.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, said that Abu Jalala is one of its fighters, and that he was part of a group that clashed with Israeli soldiers invading Beit Hanoun Monday.
The Brigades vowed fierce retaliation, and said that “the enemy will pay the price for this crime”.
Also, the Salah Ed-Deen Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, said that Yasser At-Tarebeen, who was killed in Beit Hanoun, is one of its fighters.
In related news, eyewitnesses reported that several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded areas in northern Beit Hanoun, and fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition at random; the Israeli Air Force was also flying over the area.
Local sources said that three high schools in the area had to be shut down, and the students were sent home due to the Israeli escalation.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, said that Abu Jalala is one of its fighters, and that he was part of a group that clashed with Israeli soldiers invading Beit Hanoun Monday.
The Brigades vowed fierce retaliation, and said that “the enemy will pay the price for this crime”.
Also, the Salah Ed-Deen Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, said that Yasser At-Tarebeen, who was killed in Beit Hanoun, is one of its fighters.
In related news, eyewitnesses reported that several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded areas in northern Beit Hanoun, and fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition at random; the Israeli Air Force was also flying over the area.
Local sources said that three high schools in the area had to be shut down, and the students were sent home due to the Israeli escalation.
22 oct 2012
Two Palestinian fighters killed in Israeli raid
Two Palestinian fighters killed in Israeli raid
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Two Palestinian resistance fighters were killed on Monday in the Israeli aerial raid that targeted their position to the north of the Gaza Strip, medical and resistance sources said.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, a spokesman for the health ministry, said that Abdulrahman Abu Jalala and Yasser Al-Tarabin were killed in the raid. Medical sources said that five other citizens were wounded in the raid that targeted a group of citizens near a school in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanun. The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said that one of its Mujahideen was killed in the raid identifying him as Abdulrahman Abu Jalala. |
The Nasser Salahuddin Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, said that one of its field commanders, Yasser Al-Tarabin, was killed in the same raid.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that a number of Palestinian rockets fell in the western Negev and near Askalan without causing any damage.
For its part, Quds Press said that the Palestinian resistance fired mortar shells at the Israeli occupation forces that advanced into eastern Beit Hanun.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that a number of Palestinian rockets fell in the western Negev and near Askalan without causing any damage.
For its part, Quds Press said that the Palestinian resistance fired mortar shells at the Israeli occupation forces that advanced into eastern Beit Hanun.
14 oct 2012
Two more Palestinians killed in renewed Israeli raids
Two more Palestinians killed in renewed Israeli raids
Two Palestinian citizens were killed and two others were wounded in a fresh Israeli air raid on Gaza afternoon Sunday, medical sources said.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, told the PIC reporter that the raid on central Gaza town of Dier Al-Balah targeted a man on his motorbike.
He said that Ezzuddin Abu Nusaira and Ahmed Fatayer were killed in the bombing while two others were moderately to seriously injured.
The victims of Israeli aerial raids on Gaza in less than 24 hours thus rose to five martyrs.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, told the PIC reporter that the raid on central Gaza town of Dier Al-Balah targeted a man on his motorbike.
He said that Ezzuddin Abu Nusaira and Ahmed Fatayer were killed in the bombing while two others were moderately to seriously injured.
The victims of Israeli aerial raids on Gaza in less than 24 hours thus rose to five martyrs.
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Yasser Al-Attal
Israeli warplanes waged a series of air raids on Saturday night and at dawn Sunday killing three Palestinians and wounding a child in southern and northern Gaza. Medical sources told the PIC that an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired two missiles at a motorbike to the south east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, at dawn Sunday killing one and wounding another. The sources identified the martyr as Yasser Al-Attal, a member of the armed wing of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine – general command. Earlier on Saturday night, Israeli warplanes targeted another motorbike in Jabalia, |
north of the Strip, killing Hisham Al-Suaidani, the commander of the Shura council of the Mujahideen for Beit Al-Makdas, and his comrad.
Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, told the PIC reporter that the raid killed two men and injured a child who was passing near the site of the attack.
Local sources told the PIC that the Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the motorbike before raiding a training ground for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, to the east of Zaitun suburb in Gaza city without inflicting casualties.
Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, told the PIC reporter that the raid killed two men and injured a child who was passing near the site of the attack.
Local sources told the PIC that the Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the motorbike before raiding a training ground for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, to the east of Zaitun suburb in Gaza city without inflicting casualties.
Israeli strike kills 2 in central Gaza, 2 wounded
Izz Addin Abu Nuseira 23
Ahmad Abu Fatayir 22
Two men were killed and two others seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza on Sunday afternoon, medics said.
Israeli warplanes launched a deadly strike on a tuk-tuk vehicle in Deir al-Balah, Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an.
He said the casualties were all evacuated to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics identified the victims as 23-year-old Izz Addin Abu Nuseira, and 22-year-old Ahmad Abu Fatayir who succumbed to his injuries upon arrival at hospital.
Israel's army said it targeted a "terrorist squad" who had just fired a rocket from the central Gaza Strip at Israel, adding that a hit was confirmed.
The two victims brought Gaza's death toll from Israeli airstrikes to 5 within 24 hours.
Yasser al-Atakal, 24, was killed in an airstrike on Sunday morning as he rode his motorbike east of Khan Younis, and another person was seriously wounded. An Israeli military spokesman said the men had been preparing to fire rockets into Israel.
On Saturday evening, Israel killed two top Salafi militants in a similar attack in the northern town of Jabalia.
The victims were identified as Hisham Al-Saedni and Ashraf al-Sabah, while a 10-year-old boy who was passing by the area was also wounded, a Ma'an correspondent said.
On Sunday, Gaza's Ministry of Health slammed what it described as excessive violence against unarmed Palestinian civilians which deliberately targeted densely-populated areas with lethal weapons, a statement said.
Funerals
Hundreds of supporters gathered near al-Saedni's home in al-Bureij camp on Sunday to mourn the Salafi leader, who was also known as Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi.
"The martyrdom of Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi will not end Jihad against the Jews, but rather open the door to more painful attacks," Salafi leader Abu Huthayfa said during the funeral.
"We have been fighting the Jews and the occupation before the assassination of Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi, and after he was assassinated we will fight more viciously."
Al-Saedni kept a low profile since his release from Gaza jail in September 2011. "The last period of the martyr’s life was very secret and I haven’t seen him for months even though I am his cousin and married to his sister," al-Saedni’s brother-in-law Abu Muhammad told Ma'an.
The Tawhid and Jihad group headed by al-Saedni recently started to claim responsibility for militant attacks on Israel, leading al-Saedni to act cautiously and live separately from his children, Abu Muhammad said.
The funerals were a rare public display of Salafism in Gaza, which has provoked periodic crackdowns from the Hamas government.
In 2009, Hamas raided a mosque and killed 28 people after a Salafi imam declared an Islamic emirate in Gaza.
Ahmad Abu Fatayir 22
Two men were killed and two others seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza on Sunday afternoon, medics said.
Israeli warplanes launched a deadly strike on a tuk-tuk vehicle in Deir al-Balah, Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an.
He said the casualties were all evacuated to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics identified the victims as 23-year-old Izz Addin Abu Nuseira, and 22-year-old Ahmad Abu Fatayir who succumbed to his injuries upon arrival at hospital.
Israel's army said it targeted a "terrorist squad" who had just fired a rocket from the central Gaza Strip at Israel, adding that a hit was confirmed.
The two victims brought Gaza's death toll from Israeli airstrikes to 5 within 24 hours.
Yasser al-Atakal, 24, was killed in an airstrike on Sunday morning as he rode his motorbike east of Khan Younis, and another person was seriously wounded. An Israeli military spokesman said the men had been preparing to fire rockets into Israel.
On Saturday evening, Israel killed two top Salafi militants in a similar attack in the northern town of Jabalia.
The victims were identified as Hisham Al-Saedni and Ashraf al-Sabah, while a 10-year-old boy who was passing by the area was also wounded, a Ma'an correspondent said.
On Sunday, Gaza's Ministry of Health slammed what it described as excessive violence against unarmed Palestinian civilians which deliberately targeted densely-populated areas with lethal weapons, a statement said.
Funerals
Hundreds of supporters gathered near al-Saedni's home in al-Bureij camp on Sunday to mourn the Salafi leader, who was also known as Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi.
"The martyrdom of Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi will not end Jihad against the Jews, but rather open the door to more painful attacks," Salafi leader Abu Huthayfa said during the funeral.
"We have been fighting the Jews and the occupation before the assassination of Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi, and after he was assassinated we will fight more viciously."
Al-Saedni kept a low profile since his release from Gaza jail in September 2011. "The last period of the martyr’s life was very secret and I haven’t seen him for months even though I am his cousin and married to his sister," al-Saedni’s brother-in-law Abu Muhammad told Ma'an.
The Tawhid and Jihad group headed by al-Saedni recently started to claim responsibility for militant attacks on Israel, leading al-Saedni to act cautiously and live separately from his children, Abu Muhammad said.
The funerals were a rare public display of Salafism in Gaza, which has provoked periodic crackdowns from the Hamas government.
In 2009, Hamas raided a mosque and killed 28 people after a Salafi imam declared an Islamic emirate in Gaza.
13 oct 2012
Israeli airstrike kills 1, injures 2 in north Gaza
Israeli airstrike kills 1, injures 2 in north Gaza
Fayiq Abu-Jather
An Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza killed one person and injured two others on Saturday, a Ma'an correspondent said.
The strike targeted a motorbike in the city of Jabalia, instantly killing one man and injuring two others. The wounded were taken to hospital for treatment, with one said to be in a critical condition.
Another airstrike east of Gaza City targeted a building belonging to the military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam brigades, Ma'an's correspondent quoted witnesses as saying.
Israel's army said it had targeted "terror operatives of the (Shura) Council of the Mujahideen, a Gaza-based Global Jihad affiliate," a statement said.
No militant group in Gaza claimed the men as members, but the Shura Council of the Mujahideen did claim responsibility for a rocket that was fired into Israel on Friday and that landed near a house in the Israeli town of Netivot.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli warplanes attacked multiple targets in the Gaza Strip, with no reported injuries.
The first attack targeted a training site for Hamas' military wing in the Sheikh Marwan neighborhood in Gaza City. The strike caused material damage to the site and surrounding buildings.
A second attack struck a training site used by resistance factions near Gaza's power plant in Nuseirat refugee camp, Ma'an's reporter said.
In a statement, the Israeli military said it targeted "a terror activity site in the northern Gaza Strip, and two terror activity sites in the central Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed."
An Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza killed one person and injured two others on Saturday, a Ma'an correspondent said.
The strike targeted a motorbike in the city of Jabalia, instantly killing one man and injuring two others. The wounded were taken to hospital for treatment, with one said to be in a critical condition.
Another airstrike east of Gaza City targeted a building belonging to the military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam brigades, Ma'an's correspondent quoted witnesses as saying.
Israel's army said it had targeted "terror operatives of the (Shura) Council of the Mujahideen, a Gaza-based Global Jihad affiliate," a statement said.
No militant group in Gaza claimed the men as members, but the Shura Council of the Mujahideen did claim responsibility for a rocket that was fired into Israel on Friday and that landed near a house in the Israeli town of Netivot.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli warplanes attacked multiple targets in the Gaza Strip, with no reported injuries.
The first attack targeted a training site for Hamas' military wing in the Sheikh Marwan neighborhood in Gaza City. The strike caused material damage to the site and surrounding buildings.
A second attack struck a training site used by resistance factions near Gaza's power plant in Nuseirat refugee camp, Ma'an's reporter said.
In a statement, the Israeli military said it targeted "a terror activity site in the northern Gaza Strip, and two terror activity sites in the central Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed."
8 oct 2012
Man hit by Israeli airstrike dies from injuries
Man hit by Israeli airstrike dies from injuries
Abdullah Hasan Makkawi, 25
Abdullah Hasan Makkawi, 25, died on Monday from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip a day earlier, the Ministry of Health said.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said Makkawi died in Shifa Hospital. Makkawi was hit while riding his motorcycle in the Brazil neighborhood in Rafah.
Israel said Makkawi was a member of the Ashora Council of the Martyrs of Jerusalem. The raid also targeted Talaat Halil Muhammad Jarbi, a Global Jihad operative involved in firing rockets and manufacturing weapons, the Israeli military said in a statement.
Al-Qidra said 11 people were injuring in the strike on the busy Rafah neighborhood, including five children.
Hamas' military wing Izz Addin Al-Qassam Brigades and the Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades said they fired rockets at Israeli military bases in response to the airstrike.
Israeli forces fired a barrage of artillery shells on the southern Gaza Strip early Monday injuring another five Palestinians, al-Qidra said.
Israel's military said its forces "targeted Hamas terror activity sites and terrorist squads responsible for the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip."
An army spokeswoman said up to 30 rockets had hit southern Israel early Monday, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
More than 10 Israeli artillery shells landed near Ammar Ibn Yasser Mosque east of Khan Younis, causing damage to the minaret and a water tower, witnesses said.
Later Monday morning, residents said a missile was fired at Rafah by an Israeli military aircraft, with no reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, Education Ministry official Ahmad Najjar said that five schools in the southern Gaza Strip were evacuated for safety reasons.
The Israeli army says over 470 rockets have been fired from Gaza this year, but it was the first time since June that Hamas had acknowledged launching rockets at Israel. A Hamas spokesman said the movement would not remain passive in the face of what it called "one-sided" Israeli violence.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman of the Hamas armed wing Izz El-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, said the rocket firing was a message to Israel that it would not accept "a formula of a one-sided aggression by the occupation on flimsy pretexts".
With Egyptian mediation, Hamas has made efforts in the past to clamp down on smaller militant groups that persist in mounting attacks on Israel, partly in order to avoid another devastating war. The Israeli offensive in the winter of 2009 killed more than 1,000 Palestinians.
But on Monday Abu Ubaida said Hamas had displayed a "high level of coordination" with Islamic Jihad in unleashing the latest rocket barrage.
"Should the enemy continue its aggression against the Gaza Strip the reaction by the resistance will be stronger and broader," he said.
Abdullah Hasan Makkawi, 25, died on Monday from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip a day earlier, the Ministry of Health said.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said Makkawi died in Shifa Hospital. Makkawi was hit while riding his motorcycle in the Brazil neighborhood in Rafah.
Israel said Makkawi was a member of the Ashora Council of the Martyrs of Jerusalem. The raid also targeted Talaat Halil Muhammad Jarbi, a Global Jihad operative involved in firing rockets and manufacturing weapons, the Israeli military said in a statement.
Al-Qidra said 11 people were injuring in the strike on the busy Rafah neighborhood, including five children.
Hamas' military wing Izz Addin Al-Qassam Brigades and the Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades said they fired rockets at Israeli military bases in response to the airstrike.
Israeli forces fired a barrage of artillery shells on the southern Gaza Strip early Monday injuring another five Palestinians, al-Qidra said.
Israel's military said its forces "targeted Hamas terror activity sites and terrorist squads responsible for the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip."
An army spokeswoman said up to 30 rockets had hit southern Israel early Monday, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
More than 10 Israeli artillery shells landed near Ammar Ibn Yasser Mosque east of Khan Younis, causing damage to the minaret and a water tower, witnesses said.
Later Monday morning, residents said a missile was fired at Rafah by an Israeli military aircraft, with no reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, Education Ministry official Ahmad Najjar said that five schools in the southern Gaza Strip were evacuated for safety reasons.
The Israeli army says over 470 rockets have been fired from Gaza this year, but it was the first time since June that Hamas had acknowledged launching rockets at Israel. A Hamas spokesman said the movement would not remain passive in the face of what it called "one-sided" Israeli violence.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman of the Hamas armed wing Izz El-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, said the rocket firing was a message to Israel that it would not accept "a formula of a one-sided aggression by the occupation on flimsy pretexts".
With Egyptian mediation, Hamas has made efforts in the past to clamp down on smaller militant groups that persist in mounting attacks on Israel, partly in order to avoid another devastating war. The Israeli offensive in the winter of 2009 killed more than 1,000 Palestinians.
But on Monday Abu Ubaida said Hamas had displayed a "high level of coordination" with Islamic Jihad in unleashing the latest rocket barrage.
"Should the enemy continue its aggression against the Gaza Strip the reaction by the resistance will be stronger and broader," he said.
7 oct 2012
Israel assassinates Palestinian, wounds 11 incl. children
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Talaat Halil Muhammad Jarbi
At least one Palestinian has been killed and another 10 injured an Israeli attack on Palestinians driving a motorcycle. Initial reports state 2 are wounded severely and among the wounded several children. Shortly after Shorouk_News reported 2 children among the wounded. Initial reports can been seen at Wafa (arabic) and Al-Resalah (arabic) PressTV (english) |
Shortly after, Ma’an flash arabic reports 11 wounded.
Full (preliminary report by Ma’an
An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip injured 11 people on Sunday, a medical official said.
Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that the airstrike targeted a motorcycle traveling in a busy neighborhood of Rafah. Two of the wounded were in a critical condition and one person required both legs to be amputated, al-Qidra added.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that an attack had taken place but could not provide further details.
Full (preliminary report by Ma’an
An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip injured 11 people on Sunday, a medical official said.
Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that the airstrike targeted a motorcycle traveling in a busy neighborhood of Rafah. Two of the wounded were in a critical condition and one person required both legs to be amputated, al-Qidra added.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that an attack had taken place but could not provide further details.
1 oct 2012
Jewish settlers slay Palestinian young man in Ramallah
Jewish settlers slay Palestinian young man in Ramallah
Ashraf Al-Ali, 19
A Palestinian young man from a village west of Salfit city was found slaughtered near Beit Aryeh settlement.
Hebrew media reports said that a 19-year old young man named Ashraf Al-Ali was killed by settlers near Aryeh settlement inside the settlement compound Benjamin in Ramallah area.
According to the reports, a gang of Jewish settlers chased the victim before they liquidated him.
Palestinian Youth Found Dead Near Israeli Settlement
Palestinian medical sources reported that the body of a 19-year old Palestinian youth was found near Beit Arieh illegal Israeli settlement, build on Palestinian lands the belong to residents of Aboud village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Initial reports indicated that Ashraf Ali Al-Ali, 16, was killed on Sunday evening near the settlement, and that the cause of death is a sharp blow to the head likely caused by a hit-and-run accident.
His body was first found by two Palestinian youths from Al-Lubban Al-Ghrabiyya village; they alerted security officers of Beit Arieh settlements who sent an ambulance.
Medics tried to give Al-Ali the needed medical attention but he died of his wounds, and his body was moved to the settlement. His family was alerted and was allowed into the settlement.
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank initiated contacts with the Israeli side in order to receive the body to conduct the needed autopsy to determine the cause of death.
The slain youth is a Bedouin living with his family and tribe near Aboud village. Further information is not yet available due to the fact that the body is still with the Israeli side.
A Palestinian young man from a village west of Salfit city was found slaughtered near Beit Aryeh settlement.
Hebrew media reports said that a 19-year old young man named Ashraf Al-Ali was killed by settlers near Aryeh settlement inside the settlement compound Benjamin in Ramallah area.
According to the reports, a gang of Jewish settlers chased the victim before they liquidated him.
Palestinian Youth Found Dead Near Israeli Settlement
Palestinian medical sources reported that the body of a 19-year old Palestinian youth was found near Beit Arieh illegal Israeli settlement, build on Palestinian lands the belong to residents of Aboud village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Initial reports indicated that Ashraf Ali Al-Ali, 16, was killed on Sunday evening near the settlement, and that the cause of death is a sharp blow to the head likely caused by a hit-and-run accident.
His body was first found by two Palestinian youths from Al-Lubban Al-Ghrabiyya village; they alerted security officers of Beit Arieh settlements who sent an ambulance.
Medics tried to give Al-Ali the needed medical attention but he died of his wounds, and his body was moved to the settlement. His family was alerted and was allowed into the settlement.
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank initiated contacts with the Israeli side in order to receive the body to conduct the needed autopsy to determine the cause of death.
The slain youth is a Bedouin living with his family and tribe near Aboud village. Further information is not yet available due to the fact that the body is still with the Israeli side.
