Gaza, September 27: At least three Palestinian fighters have lost their lives when the Israeli air force fired a missile at the vehicle they were driving at a crowded district in eastern Gaza.
According to a report published by the Ma’an news agency, the deceased Palestinians were identified as Kamel Khalid Al Dahdouh, 21, Mahmoud Mousa Al Banna, 24, and Mohammad Marshoud, 22. The Palestinians killed during the Friday attack, were said to be members of the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad known as the al-Quds Brigades.
“The assassination of the three fighters is a message from Israel to the trilateral meeting held by the US President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in New York. This crime calls for retaliation,” leader of the al-Quds Brigades, Abu Ahmad, said.
The Israeli military meanwhile confirmed the attack and said that a military jet hit the Palestinians’ vehicle in the al-Tuffah district, east of Gaza City.
The Israeli army also claimed that the fighters were on their way to fire shells into Israel, and that the strike took place before they could manage to do so. The fighters allegedly stepped out of their vehicle and started unloading their military gear before they were targeted.
This is while a senior political leader of the Islamic Jihad, Nafeth Azzam, said that the assassination is a clear indication that Israel is not interested in any political solution.
—–Agencies