Gaza toll rises to 13 after fighter martyred

Source: Al-Manar TV, 28-9-2007
Another Palestinian resistance fighter died on Friday of wounds inflicted by an "Israeli" occupation air strike on the Gaza Strip this week during a series of operations that killed more than a dozen people.
The death of Shadi Abu Suraya, 30, a local commander in the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad group, brings to 13 the number of Palestinians killed in one of the bloodiest days in the impoverished coastal strip had seen in weeks.
Wednesday`s raids, which "Israeli" occupation officials said were aimed at stemming the near-daily rocket fire from the Gaza, were harshly condemned by both Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and his Hamas rivals. The Islamic movement has threatened to avenge the deaths with martyrdom operations.
"Israel" has for months been launching limited incursions to try to halt the firing of home-made rockets on the occupied territories near the border. The rockets rarely wound anyone, but leave residents in a constant state of fear.