"Israeli" incursion into Beit Hanoun -- eyewitnesses

Source: KUNA, 10-10-2007
BEIT HANOUN - "Israeli" incursion into Beit Hanoun -- eyewitnesses
GAZA - "Israeli" forces carried out an incursion into the northern outskirts of Beit Hanoun on Wednesday near the borders with "Israel".
Eyewitnesses said a number of "Israeli" tanks and bulldozers backed up by "Israeli" Apache helicopters entered the area this morning and destroyed agricultural lands.
"Israel" last night increased the number of its forces near the northern and eastern borders of Gaza, according to eyewitnesses.
Meanwhile, Izzidine Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, said it will retaliate to the "Israeli" forces which are currently infiltrating the northern parts of Beit Hanoun.
The brigades said fighters fired a number of mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) at the "Israeli" forces.
The brigades shot dead an "Israeli" soldier during confrontations between the two sides in Beit Hanoun this morning, the statement also added.