GAZA CITY – Five militants from the governing movement Hamas were killed as Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with fresh air strikes and launched a new ground operation yesterday as part of a two-month offensive.
By waging its Summer Rains assault, in which more than 200 Palestinians have been killed since late June, the Israeli military says it is working to secure the release of a conscript soldier abducted by Hamas and other militants. Three militants from the faction’s armed Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were killed in two air strikes against two vehicles in the southern town of Rafah.A fourth Hamas militant was killed in a pre-dawn air strike in a hamlet east of Khan Yunis, when local medical and security sources said an Israeli drone fired at least one missile towards his house.More than 20 people were wounded, medics said.Nampa-AFPThree militants from the faction’s armed Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were killed in two air strikes against two vehicles in the southern town of Rafah.A fourth Hamas militant was killed in a pre-dawn air strike in a hamlet east of Khan Yunis, when local medical and security sources said an Israeli drone fired at least one missile towards his house.More than 20 people were wounded, medics said.Nampa-AFP
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