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Palestinian mourners carrying the body of an Islamic Jihad militant killed by the IAF during his funeral in Gaza on Friday. (Reuters)
Last update - 05:14 24/02/2008
Three Palestinians killed in IAF strike on northern Gaza
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent, and News Agencies
Tags: IDF, Gaza, Israel, Hamas

Three Palestinians were killed Saturday afternoon in an Israel Air Force air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.

Family members of the three men killed, identified them as an employee of a Jordanian bank, a former government employee, and a student.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the air strike, but said it targeted Palestinian militants on their way to fire mortar shells at Israel.
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The air strike came a day after an Israeli missile killed two Palestinian militants and wounded a third in central Gaza, according to Palestinian medical staff and Hamas security officials.

The Hamas officials, who did not wish to be named, said the militants were members of the Islamic Jihad group who were on foot east of the Maghazi refugee camp when they were targeted.

The militants had been posted in central Gaza near the Israeli border to observe army movements, Islamic Jihad said.

An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman confirmed an air strike had been carried out against "terror elements" in the Gaza Strip.

Israel frequently carries out missile strikes and raids against militants in the Gaza Strip in what it says is an effort to stop them launching rockets into southern Israeli towns and planting bombs along the border that target IDF soldiers.


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      1.   Reuters, that explains the wording... 03:28  |  MaryRose 22/02/08
      2.   MaryRose, I love you. 04:20  |  akiva (zionist) 22/02/08
      3.   Bottom line is they were Gaza Islamic Jihad Militants 04:22  |  The Warrior 22/02/08
      4.   More Terrorism against the most densely populated area on earth 04:28  |  POP 22/02/08
      5.   IAF freed people in the most populated area used as human shield 04:51  |  right POP? 22/02/08
      6.   KILL THE TERRORISTS WITH THE USE OF IAF TERROR!! 05:11  |  Cristo 22/02/08
      7.   youa`ll get it. terrorists are to be killed no excuses 05:40  |  ralph 22/02/08
      8.   youa`ll get it. terrorists are to be killed no excuses 05:40  |  ralph 22/02/08
      9.   Pop`s head is dense 05:42  |  Oddvark 22/02/08
      10.   CristoPOOP!!........or POP! 06:17  |  akiva (zionist) 22/02/08
      11.   Terrorists fearing for their lives hiding among Pal.civilians 06:19  |  POP 2 22/02/08
      12.   CristoPOP!!! 06:19  |  akiva (zionist) 22/02/08
      13.   Two terrorists killed while trying to hide behind children 06:22  |  right POP? 22/02/08
      14.   GOOD JOB , GO AHEAD BRAVE IAF/IDF 07:03  |  BOB KING THE ZIONIST 22/02/08
      15.   only 2, what a shame 07:35  |  ... 22/02/08
      16.   A different solution. 08:23  |  Jean Van Daem 22/02/08
      17.   reuters reportes are all Pals 09:32  |  superswede 22/02/08
      18.   Rice,Welch and EU Parlament will send condolences to 8 widows 09:57  |  Absolute Sweden 22/02/08
      19.   Pop goes the weasel 10:26  |  Rafterman 22/02/08
      20.   Undercover cowards 15:16  |  Dav 22/02/08
      21.   LOL Akiva, not bad reading comprehension, eh? 16:46  |  MaryRose 22/02/08
      22.   #21, Mary Rose--the "usual Palestinian supporters" 06:10  |  Silvienne 23/02/08
      23.   #17, superswede... 06:12  |  Silvienne 23/02/08
      24.   All the terrorists are civilians. Cowards hiding among the 16:53  |  JB 23/02/08
      25.   Victims become terrorists 16:55  |  Boycott 23/02/08
      26.   Dav`s undercover agents 17:20  |  ChanahS 23/02/08
      27.   Silvienne clean your house first 17:20  |  mirror 23/02/08
      28.   Silvienne 17:21  |  ChanahS 23/02/08
      29.   All those who support the murder of....... 18:09  |  Deborah 23/02/08
      30.   Air force commander liable to be arrested in the UK 18:11  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/02/08
      31.   POP: Gaza is NOT the most populated area on Earth, it would be # 18:13  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 23/02/08
      32.   An iranian condemning US, free world, still lives in USA 18:29  |  Erdogan 23/02/08
      33.   Silvienne and her "rights" 18:32  |  utagawa 23/02/08
      34.   just say `no` to Jihad 18:37  |  alan 23/02/08
      35.   Why does Israel keep killing these martyrs? 18:46  |  Clickfool 23/02/08
      36.   Deborah 29 - What do you have to say about 18:53  |  ChanahS 23/02/08
      37.   To 22 & 23 Silvienne. An army for Hamas 18:56  |  Altalena 23/02/08
      38.   yah just got confused between a border/wall and beach. 19:18  |  ralph 23/02/08
      39.   Clickfool 19:33  |  leo 23/02/08
      40.   the indefensable 19:39  |  kaled 23/02/08
      41.   No one should supports this murdering machine of a country 20:14  |  Dutch 23/02/08
      42.   Clickfool, Pop 20:21  |  Honest Observation 23/02/08
      43.   Clicky, you`re just too funny for words... 20:35  |  A Jew 23/02/08
      44.   Clickfool # 35 What? 21:02  |  Jeff Northridge 23/02/08
      45.   to # 35 - to Clickffol 21:02  |  Alex 23/02/08
      46.   More Despicable murder of Palestinians by the IAF 21:03  |  Dutch 23/02/08
      47.   #25; Boycott, that`s true so what? 21:03  |  Doc Holliday 23/02/08
      48.   these beasts should be obliterated by the humndreds for peace!! 21:26  |  John the Priest 23/02/08
      49.   This is incredible! 21:42  |  Marne49 23/02/08
      50.   3 hamas eliminated 21:44  |  marcel 23/02/08
      51.   Marne49 22:08  |  alan 23/02/08
      52.   Question? 22:08  |  Janice 23/02/08
      53.   palestinian holocaust continues 22:14  |  hkook 23/02/08
      54.   When will the terrorists` fans take up my suggestion? 22:17  |  Michael 23/02/08
      55.   Janice 47 22:24  |  ChanahS 23/02/08
      56.   Janice #47 22:29  |  dj 23/02/08
      57.   more example of zionazi terrorism 23:45  |  raw truth 23/02/08
      58.   It`s immoral to support people who wilfully kill their neighbors 23:54  |  Dutch 23/02/08
      59.   Silvienne`s rockets 00:25  |  Oddvark 24/02/08
      60.   # 49, Hkook and the holocaust? 00:32  |  DR 24/02/08
      61.   You have twisted things Mary Rose 00:34  |  Kiwi girl 24/02/08
      62.   deborah #29 01:04  |  Zolman ben Moshe 24/02/08
      63.   napallm the funeral celebrations 01:11  |  akiva (zionist) 24/02/08
      64.   POP is right, Gaza is the most densely populated 01:12  |  Figaro 24/02/08
      65.   Israel`s continuing horror story... 05:51  |  Maureen Ann 24/02/08
      66.   #1; Well said Mary Rose 06:00  |  Adrian de Klerk 24/02/08
      67.   The world`s a better place with each gazan terrorist that`s gone 06:03  |  Voice of Reason 24/02/08
      68.   #58 Dutch 07:18  |  leo 24/02/08
      69.   Egypt and the Arab refugees. 08:57  |  Jean Van Daem 24/02/08
      70.   #27, mirror.... 10:23  |  Silvienne 24/02/08
      71.   #28, ChanahS... 10:24  |  Silvienne 24/02/08
      72.   #33, utagawa...