RAFAH, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided areas east of Rafah to the southernmost area of the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers mounting three armored vehicles escorted four huge military bulldozers to the Shoka area.
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Witnesses: Israeli forces fire on eastern Gaza
Published yesterday (updated) 16/08/2012 19:42
Residents heard heavy gunfire but no injuries were reported.
(MaanImages/File)
(MaanImages/File)
GAZA CITY
(Ma'an) -- Israeli military vehicles crossed into the Gaza Strip east of
Rafah on Thursday, as residents heard heavy gunfire but no injuries
were reported.
Three tanks and four bulldozers crossed near the al-Nahda neighborhood east of al-Shouka, witnesses said. They said forces fired guns and launched smoke bombs.
A Palestinian militant escaped the area amid heavy shooting, witnesses said. His motorcycle was burned.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said there was no army activity in the area.
On Wednesday, explosions shook a southern Israeli city near Egypt. Israel's military suspected a cross-border rocket attack though searches have thus far turned up no evidence.
Three tanks and four bulldozers crossed near the al-Nahda neighborhood east of al-Shouka, witnesses said. They said forces fired guns and launched smoke bombs.
A Palestinian militant escaped the area amid heavy shooting, witnesses said. His motorcycle was burned.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said there was no army activity in the area.
On Wednesday, explosions shook a southern Israeli city near Egypt. Israel's military suspected a cross-border rocket attack though searches have thus far turned up no evidence.
