Gaza, 29 Sha’ban 1435/27 June 2014 (MINA) – Israeli occupation drones on Friday (27/6) fired missiles and hit car in the west of Gaza, leaving two Palestinians died on the spot.
Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman dr. Ashraf Al-Qadra said he had received the two bodies in As-Shifa Hospital, MINA correspondent in Gaza reported.
The officer in As-Shifa hospital Dzikro Ranis said two victims identified as Osamah Al-Hasoumi and Muhammad al-Pashih, both of which are young people of Gaza from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
The killing is the first targeted assassination by Israel since the formation of the Palestinian national unity government at the beginning of June.
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The strike comes amid increased tensions across the region as an Israeli military campaign across the West Bank enters into its second week.
The campaign, which is the largest deployment since the early 2000s, has left eight Palestinians dead, more than 130 wounded, and more than 560 detained.
Israeli attacks to the blockaded territory increased nowadays after the missing of three Israeli settlers in West Bank. Israel accused Hamas of being the actor behind the missing. However, a spokesman for Hamas and its military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades claimed that they are not responsible for the loss of them who were later known as a member of occupation army.
Beside attacking Gaza, Israel also arrested many Hamas members and citizens in the West Bank. They also cracked every Palestinan homes even to the cemetery and waterways.
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Samer Issawi, a former prisoner that did hunger strike and had just been released some time ago also re-arrested by Israeli occupation army . The action reaped condemnation from many international activists in various social media. (L/K01/P03/P04)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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