Two Palestinian fighters were martyred this afternoon in a joint "martyrdom operation" that targeted a Zionist military position on the Karni-Netsarim road to the southeast of Gaza city. The Qassam Brigades (Hamas) and the Nasser Salahuddin Brigades (popular committees) have declared joint responsibility for the attack on the so-called Malaka outpost. The communiqué said that the two heroic Mujahideen advanced into the position at 02.00 pm today and engaged the soldiers inside. One of the Mujahideen was martyred and the second radioed seeing for himself the body of three Zionist soldiers in a contact with his command at 02.18 pm, the statement elaborated, noting that a videotape of the entire operation would be distributed to journalists.