Head of Security in Gaza Survives Failed Assassination Attempt

Gaza, MINA – Head of the security forces in the Gaza Strip Brigadier Tawfeeq Abu Naeem survived a failed assassination attempt, KUNA reported, quoting a source at the Interior Ministry Friday.

Ministry spokesman Iyad Al-Bazem told the press that Brigadier Abu Nassem’s vehicle was targeted with an explosive while he was at Al-Nusairat camp.

Abu Naseem survived the attempt and he is at the hospital receiving treatment, said Al-Bazem.

The incident has attracted condemnation from various Palestinian factions including Hamas, Fatah, and others. (T/RS5/RS1)

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Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)