Sunday, October 30, 2011

Hours after ceasefire declared- Palestinian killed, another wounded south of Rafah

Resident, Ahmed Gargun, was killed and another was wounded on Sunday afternoon as an Israeli air strike targeted a group of the National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Eastern city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Image by Maan News Agency Website
Image by Maan News Agency Website

Adham Abu-Silmiyya, medical spokesman in Gaza, told the Maan News Agency that the wounded moved to local hospital with serious injury.

On Sunday morning, the Gaza Strip Palestinian groups and Israel agreed on a ceasefire but the Israeli warplanes are still flying over the air of the Gaza Strip since then.

For its part, the National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, mourned the killing of one of its fighters, Ahmad Gargun, head of the missile-firing group in the Brigades.

The NRB issued a statement saying that Israel is held responsible for the military escalation in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, the statement called on the NRB fighters to respond for the Israeli air strike, led to the killing of one of its fighters.

The Brigades also called upon the international community to take action regarding the protection of Palestinian civilians who are exposed to the Israeli air strikes and missiles.

The escalation triggered out on Saturday when an Israeli air strike targeted a military center for training which belongs to the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, leading to the death of five of the Al-Quds Brigades’ fighters and several others were injured.

It is worth mentioning that the number of killed people in the last escalation increased to 10 Palestinians and one Israeli who was killed in Asqalan as Palestinians rockets targeted houses in the city.

International Middle East Media Center

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