An Israeli police explosives expert (R) holds the remains of a mortar bomb fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza December 20, 2008. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)
Posted on 12/20/2008 2:54:05 PM PST by NormsRevenge
GAZA CITY (AFP) – One Palestinian gunman was killed and three people were wounded by an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday as rocket and mortar fire from the territory hit southern Israel.
The raid came amid international calls for calm one day after Hamas ended a six-month truce and with growing internal pressure on the Israeli government to take tough action in Gaza.
The raid took place near the northern town of Jabaliya when warplanes fired three missiles at militants preparing to launch rockets.
Ali Hijazi, 24, a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant group loosely affiliated to president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah faction, was killed in the attack, witnesses said.
One civilian and two militants were also wounded in the raid, and two are in critical condition, emergency services chief Muawiya Hassanein said.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades identified Hijazi as its local commander and said the dead man, who was to have been married on Sunday, was responsible for handling rocket attacks on Israel.
"We won't delay our response to this assassination. All options are open and the reaction will come from all Palestinian groups," Brigades spokesman Abu Thaer told AFP.
An Israeli army spokesman said that 10 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel on Saturday, without causing casualties or damage.
Militants also fired 25 mortar rounds, one of which hit an empty medical centre in a kibbutz near the Gaza border.
The Islamic Jihad movement claimed responsibility for firing the rockets, while the armed wing of Hamas, the Islamist rulers of the besieged Palestinian enclave, said it had fired 19 mortar rounds at Israel.
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Instead of a wedding, a funeral. at least the food won’t go to waste.
Gaza missile strike Ping
An Israeli police explosives expert (R) holds the remains of a mortar bomb fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza December 20, 2008. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)
Palestinians mourn over the body of Ali Hijazi during his funeral at the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. One Palestinian gunman was killed and three people were wounded by an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday as rocket and mortar fire from the territory hit southern Israel. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
Po’ bloke. Good shooting tho too.
He was engaged. Does he still get 72 virgins on top of his almost bride or?
Change: Embrace it!
Great shot to isolate that one leader.
tisk tisk...what a shame
One day, is One day too many for the Hamasistanians!
Tomorrow is another Day. Where are the calls for restraint on them?
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