2 Palestinians killed & 10 wounded in Gaza

Source: Aljazeera, 6-7-2006
Two Palestinians have been killed and 10 wounded in an explosion at a northern Gaza beach.
The attack early on Thursday killed a Hamas fighter and a policeman, and wounded six officers from the Palestinian coastal police, four seriously.
Four other people were also wounded, hospital officials said.
It was unclear where the shells came from. Palestinian officials said either "Israeli" navy gunboats or tanks fired the shells.
"Israel" has denied any shelling from either sea or land.
Hospital officials identified the dead Hamas fighter as Hussam Hijazi.
Palestinians said Hamas fighters were operating in the area at the time.
Buffer zone
"Israel" has been massing troops across from northern Gaza, and some moved across the border in what appeared to be the start of an operation to create a buffer zone there to move "Israeli" cities out of Palestinian rocket range.
Last month eight Palestinians were killed in an explosion on the Gaza beach.
Palestinians said "Israeli" shelling was responsible, but "Israel" denied it.
On Wednesday, Palestinian resistance fighters fired a rocket at the "Israeli" city of Ashkelon for the second day in a row, and "Israel" pledged to respond harshly.
In Bait Hanun, Muhammad Kaskeen, a Palestinian from the Ramattan news agency working with an Aljazeera crew, was wounded by gunfire when the group was caught in the crossfire between Palestinian fighters and "Israeli" tanks.
A medical official said Kaskeen suffered serious head injuries but was in stable condition.