» Six Palestinians Killed in Gaza Explosion
IMEMC News | : May 6, 2018 00:18
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On Saturday evening in az-Zawayda neighborhood in Dir al-Balah, in central Gaza, an explosion killed five Palestinians, according to local medical sources. The Hamas party blamed Israel for the explosion, but the Israeli military spokesperson denied that the Israeli military was involved.
The six men were brought to the al-Aqsa Hospital in Dir al-Balah, where they were pronounced dead.
Three other men were wounded and were brought to the al-Aqsa Hospital.
The six men killed in the explosion were identified as Taher Issam Shahin, 29, Wisam Ahmad Abu Mahrouq, 37, Mousa Ibrahim Salman, 30, Mahmoud Walid al-Ostath, 34, Mahmoud Mohammad at-Tuwashi, 27, and Mahmoud Sa’id al-Qishawi, 27.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a preliminary statement accusing Israel of standing behind the explosion. The Brigades said it will be releasing a detailed statement regarding the incident once its concludes its investigation, which its described as a “serious, massive crime.”
The killed and wounded were members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas party, which is the democratically-elected party that rules inside Gaza.