Two leaders of al Quds Brigades assassinated in special Israeli operation in Qabatiya

by Ali Samoudi

Israeli forces assassinated two leaders and
injured one of the al Quds brigades, the armed
wing of the Islamic Jihad, in a special Israeli
operation in the Qabatiya town, south of
Jenin in the early hours of Monday morning.

It is has been reported that the Qabatiya residents'
Ahmad Abu al Rab, 31 and Ammar Zakarna, 23
were assassinated early Monday morning when
special forces of the Israeli army ambushed Qabatiya
town and invaded several civilian homes, where they
set up positions on their rooftops, residents reported that
they army randomly rained the area with heavy gunfire.

According to eyewitnesses the Special Forces ambushed
a group of al Quds brigades in one of Qabatiya
neighborhoods and rained them with fire, injuring
Abu al Rab and Zakarna and a third one with
several rounds in his hand and stomach.

They added that Israeli army forces invaded
the town after the operation to support the
Special Forces. The reinforcements reached
the two injured leaders in the area of the
operation and according to the Islamic
Jihad they refused to give them treatment.

Medics in Qabatiya reported that Israeli forces
detained the ambulance and the medical crew
for more than two hours, preventing them
from reaching the area. Later when they were
allowed access to them, the medics found a
huge amount of blood and both were dead.

Medical sources reported that the assassinated
Palestinians were shot with several rounds of
ammunition in separate parts of their bodies
from a close distance.

One injured Palestinian was transferred to the hospital
for receiving treatment as he received moderate injuries.