Palestinian killed in Israeli air strike

GAZA CITY - An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas man and wounded another after they fired mortar shells at Israeli tanks on an incursion near the southern city of Khan Yunis, Palestinian medics and witnesses said.

By (AFP)

Published: Sun 28 Oct 2012, 8:49 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 3:17 PM

The dead man was named as SuleimanKamel Qarara, 25, a member of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades.

The wounded man was also said to be a Hamas fighter. The military confirmed the strike but refused to comment on the allegation Israeli armour had entered the Palestinian territory and come under fire from Palestinians. “Overnight, IAF (air force) aircraft targeted a rocket launching site and squad in the central Gaza Strip, during final preparations to fire a rocket towards southern Israel.

Secondary explosions were identified and a hit was confirmed,” it said.

Meanwhile, four rockets fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Sunday without harming anyone, Israeli police said .

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told two rockets fell in areas within the Eshkol district which flanks the southern sector of the Gaza border, while another two landed in and around Beersheva. None of them caused any injuries or damage.

In Gaza, Palestinians from the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the two rockets fired at Beersheva.

The exchanges prompted Beersheva mayor Ruvik Danilovitch to cancel school classes until further notice.

“Many of the houses in our town are not protected (against rocket fire) and we cannot play with the lives of our children. I hope that lessons can resume soon,” he told Israeli public radio.