Seven Palestinians killed; failed attempt to assassinate an al-Jihad leading figure

Four members of Saraya al-Quds ( al-Quds group), the military wing of the Jihad movement, were injured in an Israeli missile bombardment of a Palestinian house to the south of Rafah yesterday.

The medical sources said that among the injured are two sons for the leading figure in Saraya al-Quds Muhammad Khalil who survived the bombardment.

Meantime, the Israeli occupation army continued its operations in different parts of Gaza yesterday. As a result, the number of Palestinian killed during the few past hours in Jabalia and Deir al-Balah increased to 7, in addition to scores of wounded including five children.

The Israeli army yesterday ended its incursion in Deir al-Balah area in the downtown of Gaza where confrontations resulted in killing one Palestinian.

News reports in Gaza said that the occupation military vehicle started incursion as from Abu Areif area adjoining Kfar Daroum settlement in an attempt to limit the sneaking operations carried out by the Palestinian resistance groups inside Gaza settlements.

Another Palestinian was killed and other two injured in an Israeli air raid against al-Shakka street to the east of Jabalia camp in Gaza on Sunday evening.

Palestinian medical sources said that Samih Nheidi ( 20 years old) from al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Palestine National liberation movement ( Fatah) died yesterday morning because of his wounds he had as a result of the Israeli helicopters raids on Sunday evening.

Witnesses said that one Israeli plane bombarded by missiles resistance men from al-Aqsa mosque while trying to implant a bomb to challenge the occupation forces in Jabalia camp. Earlier in the day, five Palestinians were killed and scores injured in the successive Israeli raids against Jabalia camp and Beit Lahia, thereby the number of Palestinians killed as a result of the Israeli attacks against Gaza reached 122 and hundreds of injured within 14 days of continued military operations.