Israel says it killed Islamist militant in Gaza strike
- 12 years ago
STORY: Israeli forces killed an Islamist militant in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, accusing him of involvement in cross-border attacks on the Jewish state.
Abdallah Telbani died and two other Palestinians were wounded by a blast that ripped through a tuk-tuk, or motorized rickshaw, in Gaza City, hospital officials said.
They said Telbani was linked to Islamist militants sworn to fighting the Jewish state, and who have at times chafed against Hamas ceasefire efforts.
A Hamas official said the tuk-tuk was attacked from the air.
In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the strike, saying: "A squad affiliate with recent terrorist activity was targeted in the Gaza Strip." She did not elaborate.
Palestinians fired two short-range rockets into Israel on Sunday and Monday, causing no damage. No Gaza factions claimed responsibility for those attacks.
Abdallah Telbani died and two other Palestinians were wounded by a blast that ripped through a tuk-tuk, or motorized rickshaw, in Gaza City, hospital officials said.
They said Telbani was linked to Islamist militants sworn to fighting the Jewish state, and who have at times chafed against Hamas ceasefire efforts.
A Hamas official said the tuk-tuk was attacked from the air.
In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the strike, saying: "A squad affiliate with recent terrorist activity was targeted in the Gaza Strip." She did not elaborate.
Palestinians fired two short-range rockets into Israel on Sunday and Monday, causing no damage. No Gaza factions claimed responsibility for those attacks.