Sunday, December 28, 2008

Egyptian forces kill one Palestinian wound 15 others


"RAFAH, (PIC)-- The Egyptian forces stationed at the Rafah border crossing killed a Palestinian man when a group of Palestinian managed to make an opening in the border fence and bring 12 trucks loaded with aid into the Strip.

Local sources told PIC correspondent that the Egyptian forces killed Muhammad Ismail al-Kurd, 21, and wounded 15 others when they opened intensive fire at a group of Palestinians who managed to breach the border fence.

The Egyptian forces fired at a group of Palestinians near the border fence after the Israeli occupation airforce destroyed 40 tunnels used for smuggling essential goods to the besieged Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses said that a number of Palestinians managed to make a hole in the border fence and let 12 stranded trucks at the Egyptian side and loaded with medical aid into the Gaza Strip.

Egypt refused to allow those trucks through the Rafah border crossing."

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