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Friday, February 12, 2010

Issraeli Army Bombards Al Maghazi Refugee Camp in Gaza

IMEMC
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army bombarded on Friday morning an area east of the Al Maghazi refugee camp, in the central district of the Gaza Strip.

The sources said that the army fired artillery shells at Abu Hamam area, east of the refugee camp, and also fired rounds of live ammunition; damage was reported, no injuries.

The army also carried a limited invasion out in the area and fired in various directions.

On Thursday morning, two sisters, aged 13 and 5 were moved to the Al Aqsa Hospital after the army bombarded Juhr Ed Deek area, east of Al Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Also on Thursday, a Palestinian resident was killed, while another resident was wounded, after the army bombarded Juhr Al Deek area.

The army also briefly invaded the area after shelling it, and clashed with resistance fighters; one resident was wounded.    Full story


...Unconfirmed Israeli media reports said two Palestinians were killed...

...One killed in Thursday violence, four injured

An exchange of fire in Gaza's Johur Ad-Dik area south of Gaza City lead to the death of one man, said by the Israeli military to be "Global Jihad Operative" Faris Ahmad Jaber, 26, and the injury of a second man...

The Israeli fire injured three school girls on their way to class. The sisters, Afaf Ismail At-Tarabin, 13, and her sisters Ahlam, 11, and Muna, five, were admitted to the Ash-Shuhada Hospital in Gaza City.

According to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, several homes were also damaged.  Full story