Palestinian security sources said on Saturday that a Palestinian officer was seriously wounded after being shot by unknown gunmen in Beit Lahya, northern Gaza Strip. The sources said that 1st Lieutenant Ra'ed Abu Haloub, member of Palestinian National Security Forces, was shot by unknown gunmen occupying a car, noting that the gunmen were trying to abduct Abu Haloub but failed to do so after clashing with the officer. The sources noted that another officer, called Zeyad Abu Shadaq, survived a similar attack by the same group.Abu Haloub was transported to a nearby hospital, where medical sources described his wounds as "serious", noting that another person who happened to be at the site was shot. Witnesses in Beit Lahya said that a score of masked gunmen are spreading in the area. They said that the incidents occurred a few minutes after President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas directed a speech to the Palestinians, in which he threatened to prosecute those who assaulted the security forces, their headquarters, and properties during the past two days.
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