Subscribe to Print Edition | Tue., September 12, 2006 Elul 19, 5766 | | Israel Time: 07:48 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
Search site 
  Back to Homepage
Print Edition
Diplomacy
Defense Opinion National Arts & Leisure Anglo File Sports Travel  
Magazine Week's End
Q&A
 Business Underground Jewish World Real Estate
Shopping
 
Bookmark to del.icio.us
Last update - 00:54 11/09/2006
IDF tank shell kills Palestinian teenager, hurts another in Rafah
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters

An Israel Defense Forces tank shell landed near a group of Palestinians in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy and seriously wounding his 19-year-old brother, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.

An IDF spokesman confirmed the incident, saying forces in the area had identified two Palestinians whom they suspected of planting explosives and had fired a tank shell at them.

The head of the Rafah hospital, Ali Musa, identified the dead as Jihad Abu Snaimah, and said the wounded 19-year-old was a relative of his. Residents said both were civilians.

Advertisement

The military has been pressing an offensive in Gaza since late June, following the kidnapping of one its soldiers by Gaza militants. The army has set up a base at a disused airport near Rafah.

Bookmark to del.icio.us
Unwelcome advances
Haaretz is waging a worthy campaign against refurbishing Tel Aviv's Mann Auditorium.
Window of opportunity
Planning the direction of natural light in your house may solve a host of problems.
  1.   More Information Needed 22:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 10/09/06
  2.   innocent boys should not be palying with fire 00:18  |  alan 11/09/06
  3.   alan and Haaretz #2 02:43  |  bad leb 11/09/06
  4.   teenagers 02:50  |  jack 11/09/06
  5.   PARENTS CRYING NOW 03:38  |  TOBIA 11/09/06
  6.   Arabs murder their own children by encouraging reckless behavior. 04:24  |  Palestiniansareamyth 11/09/06
  7.   How did a tank end up in a neighborhood? 05:23  |  Haley 11/09/06
  8.   Israelis teaching hatred by killing children 07:24  |  Tony Price 11/09/06
  9.   Today`s Israel 10:16  |  Colin Wright 11/09/06
  10.   TOBIAS 21:19  |  T A Sheppard 11/09/06
  11.   Tobia, use the same narrative than the nazis... 00:22  |  another shimon... 12/09/06
 Today Online
Eitam: Expel Arabs from West Bank, Israeli politics
Responses: 325
Bradley Burston: 9/11, the day that coexistence died
Responses: 202
Iran's Khatami praises Hezbollah during visit to Harvard
Responses: 175
Peres: Two W. Bank settlements could be evacuated
Responses: 77
Editorial: The demographic threat has been forgotten
Responses: 79
Rosner's Domain
* 9/11 and the politics of terror
* Send a question to Charles Bronfman
* Mid-term diary: First Muslim in the House?
* Poll: Is it time for Israel to resume talks with the Palestinians?


More Headlines
02:45 Israel: There is no basis for talks for Hamas-Fatah gov't
02:33 ANALYSIS: Indirect recognition, surrender of power
03:27 Ex-judge Winograd tapped to head government war probe
07:30 Kidnapped soldier's father to urge PA to secure son's release
03:55 Witnesses: IAF air strike destroys Hamas official's Gaza home
05:22 Channel 10: PM sold J'lm home to political donor at exorbitant price
05:57 Construction of Polish Jewry Museum to begin in Warsaw next fall
06:18 Dichter urges officers, politicians to resign over Lebanon war
00:36 Hezbollah holds defiant rally in heavily bombed Beirut suburb
23:32 Katsav strikes back at those demanding his suspension
Previous Editions
Special Offers
Advertisement
Nahal Haredi
Defending Israel's homeland. Help support our troops
EZER MIZION
Help those that need it most!
One year MBA in Israel
Taught entirely in English
Israelity
The reality of daily life in Israel
JOIN FREE AT JDate.com
The most popular online Jewish dating community in the world! Explore the possibilities! Click Here!
ISRAEL-SHOPS ONLINE STORE
Gifts from Israel + FREE ISRAELI FLAG ON EVERY PURCHASE OVER $50
Isrotel Chain
Eleven quality hotels in Israel's best locations
Learn Hebrew Online
Learn Hebrew from the best teachers in Israel live over the Internet
FREE REGISTRATION at JLove.com
Join The Fastest Growing Jewish Singles Community Now! Click Here!
Babylon 6
Text Translation at a single click, from any desktop application. Try it Now
HAARETZ SMS
Register Now to receive your daily news by SMS
Home| Print Edition| Diplomacy| Opinion| Arts & Leisure| Sports| Jewish World| Underground| Site rules|
© Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved