Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 31-10-2017
At least seven Palestinians have been killed and nine others injured after Israeli forces destroyed a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip, in an attack described by the besieged enclave’s rulers as a dangerous escalation.
It’s understood Israel fired five missiles at the tunnel yesterday that was being dug east of Khan Younis and which Israel claims was leading to its territory.
Israeli officials say that the tunnel near the border wall, which was in the process of being built, was blown up after being monitored for some time.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza officially identified five of those killed as members of the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad: Brigade Commander Arafat Marshood, Deputy Commander Hasan Abu Hasanein, Ahmad Khalil Abu Armaneh, Omar Nassar Al-Falit, and Jihad al-Samiri.
The two others killed were identified as Masbah Shbeer and Mohammed al-Agha,both members of Hamas’ Izz Eddine al-Qassam Brigades.
The health ministy says the number of those killed could increase significantly due to the large number of people still missing.
In a statement, the Islamic Jihad Movement says they affirm their right to respond to the aggression of the occupation today.
“The occupation government must be aware that we will continue to work to strengthen our capabilities to protect our people.”
Hamas, which rules Gaza, said in a post on Twitter that the attack constitutes “a new war against Gaza people”.
Since 2008, Israel has launched three offensives on the Gaza Strip.
The latest one, code-named Operation Protective Edge, took place in the summer of 2014 and resulted in the deaths of more than 2,200 Palestinians.
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