Palestinian killed in “Israeli” attack on Gaza: Hamas

Source: AFP, 23-8-2007
GAZA CITY - A Hamas militant was killed and four other Palestinians were injured late Thursday in an "Israeli" missile strike on the Gaza Strip, a Hamas spokesman said.
The Islamist movement said an "Israeli" surface-to-surface missile struck a group of its fighters from the elite Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades in the Zeitun quarter of Gaza City.
An "Israeli" military spokesman however denied any "Israeli" attack had taken place. Witnesses earlier said an "Israeli" aircraft had fired an air-to-ground missile.
The military said seven rockets had been fired from the Gaza Strip in the direction of "Israel" earlier Thursday, without causing any injuries. Three of the rockets hit "Israeli" territory, including the southern town of Sderot.
The death of the Hamas militant, if confirmed, would bring the toll from "Israeli" missile strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past four days to 13.
It would bring to 5,834 the number of people killed since the start of the second Palestinian uprising in September 2000, the vast majority of them Palestinians, according to an AFP tally.
"Israel" has carried out a number of strikes and incursions inside Gaza since Islamist movement Hamas, whose charter calls for "Israel's" destruction, took control of the territory in mid-June.