Palestinian killed, 20 others hurt in blast at militant's Gaza home - Haaretz

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Palestinian killed, 20 others hurt in blast at militant's Gaza home

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies

An explosion ripped through the house of an Islamic Jihad member in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing him and injuring 20 others, Palestinian security officials said.

The militant, a member of Islamic Jihad's armed wing, was identified as 30-year-old Ala al-Hessi.

Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Anass said al-Hessi was killed when explosives he was handling went off.

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Officials said children were among the wounded in the blast in the Shati refugee camp on the outskirts of Gaza City.

The blast was reported in a densely populated area, near the United Nation's food distribution warehouse.

Israel has not conducted military operations in Gaza since a November ceasefire with the Palestinians.

Islamic Jihad has continued firing make-shift Qassam rockets into Israel from Gaza despite the ceasefire, to which it never signed up.

An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber killed three Israelis in the southern resort city of Eilat in January.

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1.	Wake up and stop terror and make peace	13:56	\|	The Equalizer	19/03/07

2.	They are preparing future rockets and other	13:59	\|	Anat	19/03/07

3.	the people in this talkback.....	14:25	\|	maria	19/03/07

4.	Olmert, Israel`s Quisling, allows the hudna to continue	15:06	\|	Yacov	19/03/07

5.	those boys at the window....aren`t they cute?	15:10	\|	maria	19/03/07

6.	Job related accident	15:38	\|	Cristian	19/03/07

7.	Children Among The Wounded	15:51	\|	Clickfool	19/03/07

8.	Natural inclanations difficult to change	16:12	\|	TOMY	19/03/07

9.	Were are: Clickys, Sullivans,Marilyns.........	16:14	\|	TOMY	19/03/07

10.	They call this a "work related accident" there	16:26	\|	Mark	19/03/07

11.	Palestinian killed	16:30	\|	Eynav Benjamin	19/03/07

12.	Happy and sorry	16:30	\|	Avrum	19/03/07

13.	Reckless disregard for human life	16:33	\|	El-Birawi	19/03/07

14.	What a shame.	16:43	\|	Nik Miller	19/03/07

15.	Animals!	16:45	\|	Itsik	19/03/07

16.	Worker`s Comp	16:55	\|	UNRWA	19/03/07

17.	Put it this way	16:57	\|	David	19/03/07

18.	A work accident	17:04	\|	KUTW	19/03/07

19.	Pal children wounded	17:08	\|	KUTW	19/03/07

20.	At a refugee camp?	17:11	\|	KUTW	19/03/07

21.	Was not a real Islamic jihad member	17:15	\|	Paul Freedman	19/03/07

22.	Religious Work Accident Sanctioned By Irreligious People!	17:31	\|	Lavi	19/03/07

23.	they got what they deserved	17:33	\|	vik	19/03/07

24.	Well done!	17:54	\|	Gina	19/03/07

25.	Sad	18:10	\|	My children	19/03/07

26.	#10, brilliant insight	18:39	\|	ready to rumble	19/03/07

27.	In for a surprise!	19:02	\|	David	19/03/07