Israeli strike kills two in Gaza

Ma'an News

Relatives carry the body of PRC militant Jihad As-Samari in Khan Younis [MaanImages] Gaza – Ma’an – An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian fighters near the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night. Medics told Ma’an that an Israeli warplane fired several missiles at a group near the southern city, and said four people were treated for various injuries at the An-Nasser Hospital in the city. The An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), announced the death of 33-year-old field commander Jihad As-Samari in an airstrike on the town of Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Younis. The group’s spokesman, Abu Mujahid, later announced that a second member had died from wounds sustained in the airstrike. He was identified as Mahmoud Abdul Ghafur, 25, from Khan Younis. The group vowed in a statement to "respond to this crime." The Israeli military confirmed the strike, claiming that the group was preparing to launch shells into Israel. The military also confirmed that one member of the PRC was killed and said that three others were injured.