Palestinian Teen Martyred by "Israel"

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A young Palestinian teenager was killed during an "Israeli" air strike in Gaza on Thursday.

Gaza's medical spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said "The boy was killed by machine gun fire, either from tanks or helicopters that took part in a raid targeting houses and farms east of Khan Younis."
The martyr was identified as 13-year-old Hamid Younis Abu Daqqa.

Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the "Israeli" army had no immediate comment on the subject.
In parallel, "Israeli" tanks and a bulldozer entered the Gaza Strip briefly on Thursday morning, sparking clashes with Palestinian fighters, according to popular resistance committees.
Later, an "Israeli" military spokeswoman claimed that "the "Israeli" troops came under fire during "routine activity" in the area, and returned fire in the direction of the suspects."

"Israel" routinely carries out deadly air strikes on the Gaza Strip, where it has maintained a crippling since 2007. Major human rights groups have decried the situation as collective punishment and a violation of international law.

Also Thursday, a Palestinian man was wounded when a home-made bomb exploded in central Gaza, a medical official said.
Al-Qidra, the Gaza ministry of health spokesman, said that a 23-year-old was moderately wounded in al-Maghazi refugee camp. He was transferred to al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah.


Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org