Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Palestinian Citizen, Sami Abu Khoussa, in Central Gaza

IOF soldiers kill Palestinian citizen in central Gaza

[12/12/2009 - 10:06 AM ]

BREIJ, (PIC)--

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) east of Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, medical sources reported.

They told the PIC that Sami Abu Khoussa, 45, was hit with several bullets in the abdomen and other parts of his body and his condition was critical.

The citizen was admitted into ICU but died of his wounds shortly afterwards, the sources said.

IOF soldiers opened machinegun fire at the area east of Al-Buraij hitting and killing Abu Khoussa.

Medics: Israeli fire kills Gaza man

Published today (updated) 12/12/2009 13:31

Gaza – Ma'an –

Israeli shelling killed a Palestinian civilian in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, a medical official said.

The victim was identified as Sami Shihadah Abu Khousah, 47.

Mu'awiyah Hassanain, de facto Health Ministry director of ambulance and emergency services, told Ma'an that Khousah suffered blood loss after he was struck by Israeli artillery east of Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza.

Khousah was transferred from Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in Dair Al-Balah to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where he died, Hassanain said.

Palestinian eyewitnesses reported clashes in the area where Khoussah was injured. They said Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the Israeli military, which fired artillery shells.

the Israeli occupation army confirmed involvement. A military spokeswoman told Ma'an that Palestinians first opened fire near the border with Israel, and that Israeli forces returned fire toward its source.

The official said she was unaware of any casualties on the Palestinian side. No Israeli soldiers were injured during the clashes, she added.

Meanwhile, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for firing a rocket-propelled grenade at Israeli forces operating in northern Gaza.

An Israeli military official said she was not familiar with that incident.

PFLP wing: Fierce clashes near Beit Hanoun

Published today (updated) 12/12/2009 14:59

Gaza – Ma’an –

The military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for firing a rocket-propelled grenade at Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades said in a statement to Ma'an that a fierce clash erupted east of Beit Hanoun when Israeli forces heavily returned fire. Both sides exchanged machine-gun fire, the wing said.

The statement added that the shelling came "as a natural response to the occupation's crimes, and on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the PFLP's founding."

An Israeli occupation army spokeswoman said she was not aware of that incident, but confirmed the military's involvement in separate clashes in central Gaza that medics say left one Palestinian dead.

On Wednesday, Israeli tanks and a bulldozer operated in Palestinian territory near the city of Khan Younis in Gaza.

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