Israel air strike kills 3 in Gaza
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. "Three martyrs have died in a Zionist (Israeli) strike," ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. The three were members of Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, a statement from the group said. It said they had been killed after firing mortars in a bid to try and prevent "an Israeli incursion east of Khan Yunis." A witness confirmed Israeli tanks and bulldozers had tried to enter the area, according to AFP.