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Six gunmen killed, 10 hurt in IAF strike in Gaza Strip | |
2006-10-14 | |
Israeli Air Force aircraft fired missiles at Palestinian gunmen early Saturday, killing six and wounding 10, Palestinian security officials said. Five of the dead were identified as members of the Islamic militant Hamas group, security officials said. Two of the wounded were in serious condition. A woman was also among those hurt. Witnesses said ambulances driving to the scene came under fire. The gunmen were targeted east of Gaza City, near the Gaza-Israel border. More than a dozen Israeli tanks also moved in the area, and security officials reported exchanges of fire between the Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen. An Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson said the incident began when an anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli bulldozer. Troops responded with fire from the air and the ground. The IDF said it knew of at least one dead and several wounded gunmen. Three Hamas gunnies killed in IAF strike in northern Gaza An Israel Air Force aircraft struck a car in the northern Gaza Strip early Friday, killing a local Hamas commander and two other Hamas operatives, the group said. Palestinian sources said five pedestrians were hurt in the air strike, Israel Radio reported. The Israel Defense Forces, which has stepped up an offensive in Gaza in recent days, said it attacked the militants on their way to firing Qassam rockets at Israel and that the car was full of rockets. The militants were also responsible for firing Qassam rockets at the Negev on Thursday, the IDF said. Southern Gaza incident In southern Gaza on Friday, Gaza residents said IDF troops shot dead a Palestinian woman in a Gaza village where soldiers and militants clashed. Palestinian doctors said the woman was shot by an IDF sniper while she was standing outside her home in southern Gaza. The IDF said troops in the area identified two gunmen east approaching the force east of Khan Yunis and opened fire, hitting both of them, but was not aware of a woman being hit. One of the gunmen was killed and the other was wounded, Israel Radio reported. "The soldiers were operating in the area in search of underground tunnels and other security threats," an army spokesman said. Military sources said the IDF plans to continue its offensive because the Palestinian terror groups are continuing to arm themselves, Hamas is increasingly becoming involved in attacks on Israel, and talks aimed at securing the release of captive soldier Gilad Shalit have stalled. The IDF is operating in northern Gaza and east of Khan Yunis. Hamas vowed revenge Thursday, and the head of its political bureau, Khaled Meshal, called Israel a "cancer that must be pulled out by its roots."
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Posted by:phil_b |
#9 Operation Rain Man??? Man, talk about making a Cruise through Gaza and Dustin 'Off 21 Paleos! |
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-10-14 20:24 |
#8 IDF completes 72-hour anti-terror offensive in Gaza Following 72 hours of intense fighting, IDF troops pulled out of central Gaza Saturday night, leaving behind 21 dead Palestinians, killed during Operation Rain Man, launched on Thursday to weed out Hamas terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2006-10-14 14:30 |
#7 Sniff, Grom is off today. |
Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-14 10:37 |
#6 Witnesses said ambulances driving to the scene came under fire. It's about time these turds woke up and smelled the cordite. |
Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-14 10:07 |
#5 whats sad about it. they gettin what they deserve I'm sure Ship was speaking in /sarc, I'd say the sad part is they only got 16 |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-14 09:52 |
#4 whats sad about it. they gettin what they deserve |
Posted by: sinse 2006-10-14 08:42 |
#3 So very sad. /G |
Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-14 07:53 |
#2 Two words: Human Shield. Witnesses said ambulances driving to the scene came under fire. I guess that's what you get when you use them as weapon transports. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-14 05:57 |
#1 Palestinian sources said five pedestrians were hurt in the air strike, Israel Radio reported La la la. Hey, let's go hang out by those troublemakers carrying guns over there! Palestinian doctors said the woman was shot by an IDF sniper while she was standing outside her home in southern Gaza. Hmm. Turned out to actually be a woman this time, eh? |
Posted by: gorb 2006-10-14 05:34 |