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Israeli strike kills 3 Palestinians

November 05, 2007 00:00:00


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft struck twice in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday against Palestinian rocket operations. Palestinian hospital officials said a militant and three civilians were killedThe civilians included a father and son who were killed when a missile struck a trailer where they and a neighbor were sleeping, hospital officials and witnesses said. Rocket-launching equipment stood nearby.
Hamas security officials said the three were guards in a nearby factory. Hospital officials identified them as Zaher al-Aer, 40, his 18-year-old son, Youssef, and a neighbor, Mohammed Abu Herbet, 23.

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