Israel shells Beit Hanoun and Deir Al Balah in Gaza: 9 injured and 20 abducted

Thursday October 11, 2007 10:53 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News& agencies

Israeli military aircraft shelled the areas of Beit Hanoun and Deir Al Balah in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, firing several rockets.

Medical sources reported that rockets caused serious injuries to five Palestinians.

Palestine News Agency, WAFA, reported that several Apache helicopters belonging to the Israeli military, shelled several areas in Beit Hanoun, wounding Palestinians and causing massive damage to the targeted areas. After the shelling, the planes used heavy gunfire on civilian property.

In related news, in the early hours of Thursday morning, four Palestinians were injured during a military operation against the Al Maghazi refugee camp and the village of Al Masdar in central Gaza.

According to local sources more than 20 vehicles, under the cover of Israeli aircraft, invaded the area.

During the operation troops abducted at least 20 Palestinians and took them to unidentified detention centers.

Local residents said that the military opened fire randomly on their homes, causing terror and injuries.

In the same operation Israeli bulldozers razed huge areas of Palestinian land by the border fence.

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