Senior member of Al Quds Brigades killed in Israeli air strike

Saturday June 02, 2007 12:14 by John Smith - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC Editorial Group

Fadi Abu Mustafa, a prominent figure in the Al Quds Brigades, was killed in Khan Younis on Friday evening when he was targeted by an Israeli air strike.

Israeli warplane

Considered to be one of the most active members of the Al Quds Brigades, Mustafa, 25, was travelling on a motorcycle in Khan Younis when he was hit by the air strike.

Eyewitnesses reported that he died instantly.

Hours after the attack, a Qassam rocket landed between two houses in the Israeli town of Sderot, located adjacent to the Gaza Strip, causing damage to property but injuring no one.

Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

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