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Projectile attacks kill Israeli soldier, civilian, injure 34 others |
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008Bethlehem – Ma’an – Israeli medical sources announced on Monday night the death of two Israelis as Palestinian projectiles landed in the Israeli cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ofakim in the western Negev, and Nahal Oz military base.
One of the dead was a soldier, killed near the border wall in northern Gaza, and the second was a civilian woman who died in an attack on Ashdod.
An additional 34 Israelis were injured in the attacks, and were taken to nearby hospitals. Medical sources said three are seriously injured.
In Ashkelon the attacks cut power to the city overnight.
The Popular Resistance Committees claimed the shelling at Nahel Oz, while the An-Nasser and Al-Qassam Brigades claimed the launches towards Ashdod in a phone call to Ma’an.
Late Monday night five Israeli soldiers were reported injured as Palestinian projectile landed in Ashdod.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Ma'an News
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