Gaza City, Jan 07: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians during an incursion early Tuesday into the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, bringing the overnight total to three deaths, Palestinian officials said. The bodies of the two victims, named as Nassim el Mehela, 25, and baker Hadura, 25, were found today morning while a third Palestinian was wounded. Earlier 28-year-old Yiad Abu Zayad was shot dead. He was in a car with his brother, who was wounded, when soldiers opened fire during an incursion into the camp, the sources said. The Israeli army spokesman said an operation had been launched in Maghazi camp and that Palestinians had opened fire on the soldiers who had replied, hitting several of them.
Bureau Report