A member of the Fatah Movement was shot dead Monday by unknown gunmen in the Saftawi area of Gaza City. Palestinian security sources said four gunmen stopped the car of Ahmad Abu Zayed, 36, and tried to kidnap him but when they failed they shot him in the chest, killing him instantly. In a separate incident, unidentified gunmen opened fire at two members of the military intelligence in the Wihda Street of Gaza City. The two men were seriously injured. UPDATE; "It was da Joooos!"
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Fatah's al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades Tuesday accused Israel of killing one of its senior members in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp. The militant group vowed to retaliate "well inside Israel," a group member told Yediot Aharonot's Web site, Ynet.
The dead man was identified as Ahmed Abu-Zaide, the group's commander in northern Gaza. Unidentified men killed him and his death was initially thought to be related to internal struggles among Palestinian organizations, Ynet said. However a member of the group said that several hours before the shooting Israeli security personnel at the Erez Crossing questioned Abu-Zaide's relatives about the car he drives, who are his escorts, and the gun he owns.
Israeli military sources denied connection to the incident.
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