3 Hamas members Martyred in Gaza raid

Source: Al-Jazeera, 10-06-2006

Three members of Hamas's armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, have been killed in an ‘Israeli' attack on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.

Health officials said at least four other Palestinians were wounded on Tuesday in separate ‘Israeli' air raids.

The ‘Israeli' military said it targeted fighters who had fired mortar rounds into occupied areas.
Hamas said 16 mortar shells were fired towards an ‘Israeli'-controlled border crossing in retaliation for the killings.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman said ‘Israel's' military action "clearly indicates that ‘Israel' [is] not interested in achieving calm."

"Therefore they must be ready to pay the price," he told the Associated Press news agency.
The attacks occurred east of the town of Jebaliya, in northern Gaza.