Cartoon

Certificate of Unemployment

user preferences

  • Language - en | sp
Online donation system by ClickandPledge

Donations in Euro
Donations in USD

The International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) is running an emergency fund drive. We need $40,000.00

Online donation system by ClickandPledge
Or use the Paypal Donation buttons on the left column

Israeli military kills one Palestinian and kidnaps 27 in Beit Hanoun

author Monday April 21, 2008 12:28author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies Report this post to the editors

The Israeli army killed one Palestinian resistance fighter, injured four others and kidnapped at least 27 civilians during an invasion targeting the northern part of the Gaza strip on Monday morning.

File - 2007
File - 2007

On Monday at dawn Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded the town of Beit Hanoun, located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, troops searched and ransacked homes before kidnapping 27 civilians from the same family, local sources reported.

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, said that Ikremah Abu Odah, 22, was one of the brigades fighters who was killed, and four other civilians were injured when an Israeli unmanned plane fired missiles at a group of resistance fighters who were trying to stop the army from invading.

Witnesses said that troops left Beit Hanoun on Monday late morning.

Meanwhile another civilian was killed overnight during an Israeli air raid targeting the city of Rafah in the southern part of the coastal region.

category gaza strip | israeli attacks | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

toolbar powered by Conduit
© 2001-2009 IMEMC NEWS. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by IMEMC NEWS. Disclaimer | Privacy | IMEMC Website is powered by Caterized.net