Israeli fire wounds seven Palestinians in Gaza
16:29, 23 February 2011
GAZA. February 23. KAZINFORM Seven Palestinians were wounded Wednesday by Israeli artillery shelling in Gaza City, witnesses and medical sources said; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The wounded are members of Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, the brigades said in a statement.
Adham Abu Selmiya, spokesman for medical services, said that two were seriously wounded and the others sustained moderate injuries.
The witnesses said that the bombing happened as the Israeli force was operating in Palestinian-controlled land in eastern Gaza City.
Also on Wednesday, the Israeli forces shot two Palestinian workers in northern Gaza Strip; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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