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Zionist air raid targets Gaza 1 killed
(MENAFN- Arab News) GAZA CITY: The Israeli military carried out a rare airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday targeting a group of Palestinians allegedly placing explosives along the border and killing one of them Palestinian officials said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 31-year-old man was killed in the strike and three others were wounded. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades a militant group affiliated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group later identified the deceased as a member saying he was targeted while planting explosives.
The Israeli military said its aircraft located the group along Gaza's northern border with Israel as they were planning to detonate an explosive device against Israeli troops on the other side. 'Forces guarding the border with Gaza face a growing threat from hostile terror groups attempting to destabilize the situation on the ground' said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner a military spokesman.
In a separate statement Salah Bardawil an official from Gaza's ruling Hamas movement said Israel was 'playing with fire' in the airstrike. He did not elaborate.
The airstrike marked a rare flare-up along the Gaza border which has remained largely calm since a devastating 50-day summer war in 2014.
Some clashes have erupted along the border in recent months but most of the confrontations and violence has taken place in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 31-year-old man was killed in the strike and three others were wounded. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades a militant group affiliated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group later identified the deceased as a member saying he was targeted while planting explosives.
The Israeli military said its aircraft located the group along Gaza's northern border with Israel as they were planning to detonate an explosive device against Israeli troops on the other side. 'Forces guarding the border with Gaza face a growing threat from hostile terror groups attempting to destabilize the situation on the ground' said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner a military spokesman.
In a separate statement Salah Bardawil an official from Gaza's ruling Hamas movement said Israel was 'playing with fire' in the airstrike. He did not elaborate.
The airstrike marked a rare flare-up along the Gaza border which has remained largely calm since a devastating 50-day summer war in 2014.
Some clashes have erupted along the border in recent months but most of the confrontations and violence has taken place in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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