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The Israelis killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and kidnapped four from the West Bank. These stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
The News Cast
Three Palestinian resistance fighters were killed and three others injured in two separate Israeli attacks in northern Gaza strip on Monday morning.
Three fighters said to be members of the Al Qudes Brigade, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad group were killed when the Israeli army opened fire at a group of fighters at the border between northern Gaza Strip and Israel.
Palestinian sources said a group of resistance men were planting a home made bomb when Israeli soldiers spotted them and opened fire killing all three.
Meanwhile an Israeli unmanned airplane fired a missile at a group of Hamas resistance fighters gathered in Khuza'a town in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Three were wounded, medical sources reported.
Internally Unknown gunmen attacked a beauty shop located in Rafah city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. Local sources said that the masked gunmen planted a home made bomb in the shop and detonated it, damaging the shop.
The sources added that no Palestinian group has claimed responsibility. In recent months, a series of attacks against beauty-shops and internet-coffee shops was reported in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army continued to kidnap Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. The Israeli army invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday morning and kidnapped two civilians. Local sources said that Israeli troops invaded the city and surrounded a house in Deheisheh refugee camp located in Bethlehem; then kidnapped the owner and his friend.
The Israeli army kidnapped two Palestinian civilians from the southern West Bank City of Hebron on Monday. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers invaded the city center searched and ransacked homes then took the two men to unknown location.
Conclusion
Thank you for joining us from occupied Bethlehem. You have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org. This report has been brought to you by Andrew Chappelle.
The News Cast
Three Palestinian resistance fighters were killed and three others injured in two separate Israeli attacks in northern Gaza strip on Monday morning.
Three fighters said to be members of the Al Qudes Brigade, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad group were killed when the Israeli army opened fire at a group of fighters at the border between northern Gaza Strip and Israel.
Palestinian sources said a group of resistance men were planting a home made bomb when Israeli soldiers spotted them and opened fire killing all three.
Meanwhile an Israeli unmanned airplane fired a missile at a group of Hamas resistance fighters gathered in Khuza'a town in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Three were wounded, medical sources reported.
Internally Unknown gunmen attacked a beauty shop located in Rafah city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. Local sources said that the masked gunmen planted a home made bomb in the shop and detonated it, damaging the shop.
The sources added that no Palestinian group has claimed responsibility. In recent months, a series of attacks against beauty-shops and internet-coffee shops was reported in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army continued to kidnap Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. The Israeli army invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday morning and kidnapped two civilians. Local sources said that Israeli troops invaded the city and surrounded a house in Deheisheh refugee camp located in Bethlehem; then kidnapped the owner and his friend.
The Israeli army kidnapped two Palestinian civilians from the southern West Bank City of Hebron on Monday. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers invaded the city center searched and ransacked homes then took the two men to unknown location.
Conclusion
Thank you for joining us from occupied Bethlehem. You have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org. This report has been brought to you by Andrew Chappelle.
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What really happened today
16.06.2008 15:31
June 16, 2008, 12:33 PM (GMT+02:00)
Israeli forces shot dead 5 armed Palestinians carrying a powerful explosive device in before they reached the Gaza-Israeli border early Monday, June 16. While Hamas bargained over Gaza truce terms in Cairo, three Palestinians were sighted lugging a heavy bag near a border route patrolled by a Givati Brigade border detachment. The soldiers crossed the border and shot them dead and detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion.
In addition to the bomb, the gunmen carried side-arms and video cameras to record their planned multi-casualty cross-border attack. Two more armed Palestinians were killed later near the Sufa crossing.
For the second day running, Israeli residents from locations targeted by Hamas missiles and mortars are blocking roads to convoys bringing fuel and other commodities to the Gaza Strip. They are protesting the Israeli government’s failure to tackle the Palestinian offensive disrupting life in the western Negev. This traffic is routinely held up by Palestinian terrorist assaults on the border crossings.
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