"Israeli" raid `hits Gaza vehicle`

"Israeli" raid `hits Gaza vehicle`
Five Palestinians wounded in IAF strike in central Gaza Strip
Source: Agencies, 30-7-2007
"Israel" Air Force craft struck a car in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding five people, including three militants.
Among the wounded were three militants - two from Islamic Jihad and a third from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas` Fatah faction.
Two passers-by were also hurt in the strike, which ambulance staff said occurred about 10 kilometers south of Gaza City.
Islamic Jihad said that the Al-Aqsa member wounded in the attack was the group`s commander in Gaza. Two other militants in the vehicle, one from Islamic Jihad and the other from Al-Aqsa, escaped unscathed.
The "Israel" Military Forces confirmed carrying out a strike but did not give details of the target, other than to say the attack was part of operations against (so-called) `terrorist` activity.
Elsewhere in Gaza, preparations are under way for the return of more Palestinians who were stranded in Egypt when the border was closed after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June.
A group of about 100 returned on Sunday after "Israel" allowed them to travel through its territory.
About 300 others are expected to follow.
Several thousand more remain stranded across the border in Egypt.