"Israeli" raids kill four Palestinians

Source: alalam.ir, 24-10-2007
GAZA STRIP-Three Palestinians were martyred in two separate attacks by the "Israeli" occupation forces Tuesday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, while a prisoner succumbed to his wounds, officials from both sides confirmed.
Tuesday morning, two Islamic Jihad members were martyred in a shootout with undercover Zionist commandos in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Khaled Reik, 43, a resident of Tul Karm, and Mohammed Jawabara from the village of Ra`i in the northern West Bank, were shot to death when their hideout was besieged by "Israeli" soldiers.
"Israeli" sources claimed Reik was an Islamic Jihad leader in the northern West Bank and was suspected of planning bombings and shooting attacks.
In response to the killings of the two Islamic Jihad militants, Palestinian groups fired Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip against "Israeli" border towns.
At least nine rockets were fired, four landing harmlessly in fields. One rocket hit a building in Sderot, causing damage but no injuries.
Palestinians also fired rounds of mortars against Zionist forces operating inside the Gaza Strip, close to the border fence.
In an air strike, Zionists targeted a vehicle in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip later in the day leaving one killed and one injured.
"Israeli" military officials said missiles were fired against the vehicle of a person who was part of the Popular Resistance Committees.
Palestinian umbrella group Popular Resistance Committees identified the dead man as one of its top commanders, Mubarak al-Hasanat.
Al-Hasanat also worked as a senior police officer in Gaza`s Hamas-led police force.
Furthermore, a Palestinian prisoner died of wounds sustained on Monday in the quelling of a riot in an "Israeli" prison.
About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners rioted at the "Israeli" desert prison early Monday, attacking guards and torching the tents inside the prison in which at least 30 people were reported injured.
The death of the prisoner, identified as Mohammad al-Ashkar, 30, an Islamic Jihad member from the West Bank, prompted vows of revenge from Palestinian factions.
Meanwhile, the occupation forces detained 19 Palestinians in the West Bank, including five in the Jenin camp on Tuesday.
Palestinians staged protests in Gaza City Tuesday to condemn "Israeli" occupation crimes against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
The protesters urged the international community to intervene and stop attacks on detainees.