Mortar hits Israeli kibbutz, kills Israeli woman
(Xinhua) -- An Israeli woman was killed and three wounded on Friday afternoon by a mortar shell fired by Gaza militants at an Israeli kibbutz near the border between Gaza Strip and Israel. An Israeli army spokesman told Israeli Radio Arabic service that Palestinian militants fired in the afternoon a mortar shell from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Azza, adding that a woman there was killed and three men wounded. Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad's armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack in a leaflet sent to reporters, saying "the attack is a response to the daily Zionist crimes against our people."
Posted by: Fred 2008-05-10 |