Jerusalem, Oct 26: The Israeli army blew up three partly constructed buildings in the central Gaza Strip today after temporarily evacuating an estimated 2,000 Palestinian residents living nearby, witnesses said. They said the three 13-storey buildings which overlooked the Netzarim Jewish settlement were dynamited, the sound of the explosion echoing across the densely populated coastal strip.
Security sources said the buildings were destroyed because Palestinian militants had used them to plan an attack on Netzarim on Friday in which three Israeli soldiers were killed.
Bureau Report