ZIONIST OCCUPATION AIR FORCE CARRIES OUT TWO AIRSTRIKES IN GAZA
Gaza, 13 Muharram 1435/17 November 2013 (MINA) – Thursday evening November 14, 2013, Palestinian sources have reported that the Israeli occupation Air Force carried out two separate airstrikes targeting what appeared to be open areas in Gaza city and Beit Hanoun.
The sources said that an Israeli F16 jet fired missiles targeting al vacant land in the Az-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, causing fires but no casualties.
The occupation Air Force also fired missiles into a vacant area east of Beit Hanoun city in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, ALQASSAM quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
Eyewitnesses said that F-16 jets were seen flying over different parts of the coastal region.
Palestinian resistance fired, on Thursday morning, two mortars targeting Israeli soldiers operating along the border with Gaza, causing no damage or injuries.
Limited invasion into Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis
A number of armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers carried out a limited invasion into Palestinian lands near khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Wednesday Morning November 13, 2013.
Eyewitnesses said that six armored bulldozers and several tanks, advanced dozens of meters into the area, while Israeli drones hovered overhead.
The bulldozers then uprooted Palestinian farmlands, while a number of soldiers fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition; no injuries have been reported.
In related news, Israeli Navy boats fired rounds of live ammunition at a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in southern Gaza, forcing them back to the shore.
The attacks are part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians and their lands, especially in areas close to the border, in addition to frequent attacks against the fishermen.
When Israel imposed the illegal siege on Gaza in 2006, the fishermen were limited to only three nautical miles off the Gaza shore.
Yet, the fishermen and their boats were constantly attacked even within those three miles leading to dozens of casualties, and excessive property damage. The soldiers also took prisoner several fishermen.
As part of the ceasefire agreement of November 2012, Israel agreed to allow the Palestinians to fish within six nautical miles of the shore, but unilaterally decreased the allotted area to three miles.
Last May, Israel decided to allow the fishermen to fish within six nautical miles of the Gaza shore, but the Navy continued to attack them even within the three nautical miles.
Under the Oslo accords in the mid-nineties, the Palestinians are supposed to be allowed to fish in 20 nautical miles off the Gaza shore, but the occupation constantly violated the agreement. (T/P012/E1)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
