The Israeli army kills a Palestinian child in the eastern Gaza strip

Saturday September 08, 2007 14:27 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

A Palestinian child was shot and killed by the Israeli army near the eastern Gaza Israeli borders on Saturday afternoon.

Dr. Mo'awiyah Hasanin, the head of the Palestinian emergency department in the Gaza heath ministry said that Ramez Helles, 16, was shot and killed near the Karni crossing between Gaza and Israel.

Israeli army sources said that troops stationed at the borders identified a Palestinian youth approaching the border and they fired in air to force him to leave the area.

Witnesses and medics said that the child was hit directly with live rounds and died in the spot.

Earlier on Saturday one fighter of Al Qassam Brigades the armed wing of the Hamas was killed during a resistance operation that targeted an Israeli military site near Gaza city.

The Al Qassam brigades issued a press release stating that the killed fighter is Nabeel Abed Al A'al, adding that he is one of the top leaders of the brigades in he costal region.

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