The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that the Israeli army assassinated three of its fighters in the central Gaza Strip.
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that the Israeli army assassinated three of its fighters in the central Gaza Strip.
The three were killed by a missile fired by the Israeli Air Force at them in Dir Al Balah in central Gaza.
The brigades stated that the three and other fighters were about to fire homemade shells into adjacent Israeli areas.
They were identified as Awad Naseer, 29, from Dir Al Balah, Hasan Al Qatrawi, 22, from Al Boreij refugee camp, and Hatheefa Al Hmass, from Al Nusseirat refugee camp. Their bodies were moved to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza.
The Israeli army stated that the army targeted Awad Abu Naseer, one of the leaders of the Al Quds Brigades.
The Israeli army claims that Abu Naseer is responsible for a number of attacks against the Israeli forces along the border line in Gaza. He survived several previous assassinations.
