 (KUNA) -- Two Palestinians were killed early Saturday morning in family clashes in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis involving gunmen from Palestinian factions, Palestinian security sources said. | Four of the injured are in critical condition and clashes are still ongoing in the district of Kawarea, east of the city. |
They added, "Citizen Ismael Subh, 70, and Hazem Kawarea, 30, were killed this morning while other 11 Palestinians were injured in the clashes where various weapons, including RPGs, were used." Four of the injured are in critical condition and clashes are still ongoing in the district of Kawarea, east of the city.
| "They have the full right to just retaliation against the murders and they will not allow them any organizational or family cover." |
Clashes erupted early this morning after the killing of 27-year-old Mohammad Al-Ghalban, affliated with Hamas and its armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades in Khan Younis. Al-Qassam Brigades mourned Al-Ghalban, a field leader, saying in a statement "He was killed in Khan Younis by the bullets of suspects taking the Kawarea family as a cover." It added that Al-Ghalban was on a family visit accompanied by his wife when unknown gunmen intercepted their car last night and killed him with intensive fire "in cold blood." The brigades' statement denied any link between Al-Ghalban and the killing of other Palestinians in previous disputes noting that "they have the full right to just retaliation against the murders and that they will not allow them any organizational or family cover." |