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Medics: Israeli forces fire on Gaza funeral, injuring 12
Ma'an -- Twelve people were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on a funeral on Saturday for three Palestinian fighters who were killed by an Israeli airstrike a day earlier, according to medical officials.Dr Muawiya Hassanein, the director of Emergency Services in the Health Ministry in Gaza, said, "The Israeli military towers east of the eastern cemetery opened fire on citizens during the funeral of the martyrs." Hassanein said that 12 mild to moderately injured people arrived at Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a result of the Israeli fire. In the chaos after the shooting, another five people were wounded: three from Palestinian gunfire and two who fell to the ground while fleeing the area. Three members of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, were killed on Friday night when Israeli warplanes bombed a car that was traveling on Al-Jaru street east of Gaza City. Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters headed by senior leader Muhammad Al-Hindi participated in the funeral of the three men: Kamel Ad-Dahduh, Mahmoud Al-Banna, and Muhammad Marshoud. The funeral began after the noon prayer at Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza Citry. Then Kamel Ad-Dahdouh's funeral procession began, heading to the cemetery in the Sheikh Radwan area, where the bodies of his father and three uncles are buried. A separate procession for Mahmoud Al-Banna and Mohammed Marshoud set off for the eastern cemetery. Gunmen in the funeral procession fired in the air, expressing the deep outrage of the mourner, who shouted and called for Islamic Jihad to respond to the "crime" of the killings. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad vowed, to avenge the deaths of its three members, and held the Israeli military responsible for a deteriorating situation in Gaza. An Israeli military spokesperson said that a soldier "identified a group of Palestinians" approaching the border fence in the area, and then fired warning shots in the air. Posted by: Fred 2009-09-27 |
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