Four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Aug 14 (AP): Israeli troops and aircraft attacked Islamic militants in the southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing two Hamas fighters and two civilians and wounding 15 people, Hamas and Palestinian medical officials said.
Hamas said one of its men died in a pre-dawn airstrike, east of the town of Khan Younis, and a second was killed along with his 70-year-old mother when ground troops fired at their house.
An Israeli army statement said that in an operation against "terror threats" from the southern Gaza Strip, forces fired at armed militants in four separate incidents and hit the targets on each occasion.
A spokesman said aircraft carried out three attacks and ground forces shot a gunman posing a threat to soldiers.
Israeli Army Radio said troops were rounding up all local males above the age of 16 and interrogating them for information on militants.
Hamas said one of its men died in a pre-dawn airstrike, east of the town of Khan Younis, and a second was killed along with his 70-year-old mother when ground troops fired at their house.
An Israeli army statement said that in an operation against "terror threats" from the southern Gaza Strip, forces fired at armed militants in four separate incidents and hit the targets on each occasion.
A spokesman said aircraft carried out three attacks and ground forces shot a gunman posing a threat to soldiers.
Israeli Army Radio said troops were rounding up all local males above the age of 16 and interrogating them for information on militants.