Two citizens seriously wounded in IOF tank shelling

[ 30/12/2013 - 07:26 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- Two Palestinian young men were seriously injured on Sunday night after Israeli occupation forces fired a tank shell at them in central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources told the PIC reporter that the two men, in their twenties, were wounded to the east of Maghazi refugee camp near the Gaza borders with 1948 occupied Palestine. The two young men were transferred to a hospital in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza but were later taken to Shifa hospital in Gaza in view of their critical condition. ------ Official: 2 Palestinians injured by Israeli artillery in Gaza Published Sunday 29/12/2013 (updated) 31/12/2013 10:37 (MaanImages/File) GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two Palestinians were injured after Israeli artillery hit the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, a Palestinian official said. Israeli forces hit an area east of al-Maghazi refugee camp with an artillery shelling, Gaza's Ministry of Health spokesman said. Ashraf al-Qidra said two Palestinians suffered from burns as a result of the shelling, and were taken to Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital in moderate condition. An Israeli army spokesman said he was not familiar with the incident. The shelling comes days after an upheaval of violence in the Strip made international headlines. On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes killed a 3-year-old Palestinian girl and injured several others after a Palestinian sniper killed an Israeli Civil Defense employee working at the border. On Thursday, two other Palestinians were injured in Israeli airstrikes, after two rockets fired from Gaza hit open Israeli areas, causing no injuries or damage. An Egyptian mediated ceasefire agreement was reached in November 2012 between Palestinian factions and Israel to end over a week of fighting which left over 170 Palestinians dead and thousands injured. Six Israelis were also killed during the fighting. Since the agreement, Israeli forces have shot dozens of Gazans in border areas, and have launched frequent incursions. The Gaza Strip has been under a severe economic blockade imposed by the Israel since 2006.