 GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through the house of an Islamic Jihad member in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing him and wounding at least nine people, hospital workers and residents said. The militant, a member of Islamic Jihad's armed wing, was identified as Ala al-Hessi. | "Yeah, that's him. I'd recognize that ear lobe anywhere." |
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the Beach refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. | "I'll take 'Work Accident' for $500, Alex." |
Israel has not conducted military operations in Gaza since a November ceasefire with the Palestinians. "We are not aware of such an incident from an initial check," an Israeli army spokeswoman said. | Wasn't on their weekend 'Honey-do' list |
Islamic Jihad has continued firing makeshift rockets into Israel from Gaza despite the ceasefire, to which it never signed up. An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber killed three Israelis in the Jewish state in January. |