One civilian killed many more injured due Israeli shelling in northern Gaza strip

Saturday May 19, 2007 13:24 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian medical sources reported that at least on Palestinian was killed and many more injured on Saturday midday due to an Israeli shelling to several locations in Beit Hannon town in northern Gaza strip.

Dr. Mo'awiah Abu Hassanin, the director of the emergency department in the ministry of health in Gaza stated that the body of the dead was severely mutilated and burned and so far the medical teems in Kamal Adwan hospital are unable to identify the body, moreover the doctor said that so far at least ten were modernity to critically wounded in the shelling of Beit Hannon.

The shelling which started in the morning and continued tell the time of this reports has targeted several neighborhoods in the town.

Dr. Hassanin added that the Palestinian rescue and medical teems are still evacuating the injured wi0th great difficulty due to the continued shelling.

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