Three Palestinians were shot, Israeli tanks break into Gaza

Three Palestinians were killed and many others wounded as the Israeli tanks incurred into Gaza.

The Israeli forces assassinated Yaqoub Sujeizi, member of the Palestinian resistance movement while he was standing in front of his house in Qalit al-Tuffah in al-Khali.

Sheikh Saeed Seyam, Hamas's official commented on this operation by saying " the new crimes reiterates that Sharon is working in the framework of his war project against the Palestinian people, even if we observe cease- fire. But the Hamas movement will revenge for the martyrs and will repel the aggressors."

Seyam stressed Hamas's rejection to the call made by Arafat to halt the Intifada and vowed to continue resistance as for as occupation exists.

The Palestinian Munjid Salman was killed when the Israeli tanks opened fire on a Palestinian on- foot patrol in Nablus and one of his colleagues was strongly wounded ( Muntasir Abu Mustafa.) Palestinian eye-witnesses and medical sources said the Israeli forces opened its fire at a group of Palestinian youths and children while they were playing to the west of Khan Younis and as a result the Palestinian child Muhammad Hneideq died upon arriving at the hospital because of his wounds.

The same sources added that Muhammad ( 12 year old) was shot by a fatal bullet into his heart and came out of his back while he was playing with his friends in the remains of a house destroyed by the Israeli forces near " Deqalim prophet " settlement in Gaza.