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| Medics: 1 dead in Gaza airstrike |
| 2011-01-12 |
| [Ma'an] Israeli warplanes struck southern Gazoo on Tuesday, killing one Paleostinian and injuring a second, medics said. Gazoo medical services front man Adham Abu Salmia identified the dear departed as Muhammad An-Najjar, 25. Witnesses said Israeli forces targeted An-Najjar as he was riding his cycle of violence east of Khan Younis. Abu Salmia said a passenger on the cycle of violence was injured and taken to the Nasser Hospital. The Israeli military said it targeted An-Najjar in a joint operation between air and ground forces. An-Najjar was an operative of Islamic Jihad and "involved in planning a massive terror attack in the heart of Israel," the army said in a statement. "A direct hit was confirmed," the statement said. Earlier Tuesday, Gazoo government front man Taher An-Nunu called on Paleostinian factions operating in the Strip to comply with "what has been agreed on," seemingly implying the Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,-led government would enforce an unofficial cease fire with Israel. An-Nunu said the Gazoo government was in talks with local contacts and on an international level to avoid a full-scale Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave. Right-wing Israeli ministers have urged their government to respond to projectiles fired from Gazoo with tough military action. Tension along the Gazoo-Israel border has heightened in recent weeks, with an increase in projectiles launched from Gazoo and several Israeli |
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