Israeli air strike kills Hamas activist in Gaza
Monday, 11 February 2008
GAZA, Feb 10 (Reuters): An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas activist in the Gaza Strip Sunday, Palestinian medical workers and Hamas said.
Hamas said the missile strike killed a local commander in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. The Islamist group said a second strike targeted a security outpost in southern Gaza, but caused no casualities.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the air strike had targeted a Hamas activist who had been involved in smuggling. She added the second strike was against a Hamas position near the Gaza town of Khan Younis.
On Saturday, two Israelis, including an eight-year-old boy, were seriously wounded by Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza.
Gaza militants frequently fire short-range rockets and mortars into the Jewish state.
Hamas said the missile strike killed a local commander in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. The Islamist group said a second strike targeted a security outpost in southern Gaza, but caused no casualities.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the air strike had targeted a Hamas activist who had been involved in smuggling. She added the second strike was against a Hamas position near the Gaza town of Khan Younis.
On Saturday, two Israelis, including an eight-year-old boy, were seriously wounded by Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza.
Gaza militants frequently fire short-range rockets and mortars into the Jewish state.