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5 dead, others injured as Israel shells Gaza
 [Ma'an] A child, teenager and three adults were killed and others injured by Israeli artillery fire which hit a home east of Gazoo City on Tuesday afternoon, the second shelling and third hit of the day. Earlier, two were maimed in the same area in separate incidents involving artillery fire and a drone strike. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the involvement of civilians, in a strike she said was directed toward Islamic exemplars. Medics collected bodies from a home on An-Nazzaz Street in the eastern part of the Ash-Shaja'iya neighborhood in Gazoo City. Adham Abu Salmiya, front man of the higher committee of ambulance and emergency services, said members of the Al-Hilu family were playing football outside of their home when the shell hit. Eyewitnesses said ambulances took the injured to Ash-Shifa hospital in Gazoo city. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-23 |
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