Israel: Was They or Was They Not a Civilian?

Palestinian killed during Israeli incursion in northern Gaza

18 September 2007

Gaza – Ma'an – A Palestinian citizen was killed on Monday evening in the northern Gaza Strip when Israeli forces opened fire at him.

Director of the ambulance and emergency department in the Palestinian ministry of health, Dr. Muawiya Hassanein, said that Israel sources reported that the military had killed a Palestinian in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Coordination is ongoing to transfer the corpse into the Gaza Strip; it is currently being detained by the Israeli army, which is attempting to discover whether the deceased was a combatant or a civilian.

Radio Israel said on Tuesday that the Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian fighters in the northern Gaza Strip, none of whom were injured.

Palestinian sources revealed that the Israeli forces launched two missiles at a Hamas training base in northern Gaza, injuring three people.