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Israeli tank fire hurts seven in Gaza: medics

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Israeli tanks fired into the Gaza Strip on Thursday, wounding seven Palestinians and leaving two of them in critical condition, Palestinian medical officials told AFP.

The shell hit near the Karni crossing east of Gaza City, according to the medics, who said the injured included three elderly men, and four other men, including two who were in critical condition.

Eyewitnesses said all those injured were farmers.

Israeli security officials initially insisted no tank fire was involved in the incident, but the army later said tank fire had been directed at "terrorists."

"A preliminary inquiry into the incident found that tank shells were fired in the direction of the terrorists," a military spokesman told AFP.

"Israeli soldiers identified several terrorists approaching the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip, in an area that is used by terror organisations to lay explosive devices," an army spokesman had earlier told AFP.

The Israeli military maintains an exclusion zone inside the Gaza Strip along the border and regularly carries out military activities in the area.

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Reply 1

Rhadamanthus

Israel regrets these injuries, but wishes to point out that our engagements in the Gaza Strip are aimed specifically at internationally-recognised terrorist organisations who repeatedly attack Israeli civilians with rockets and mortars.

Reply 2

stanlas

The Czech Republic regrets that civilians have been hurt, but continues to support Israel in its attempts at fighting terrorism.

Reply 3

PierceBrosnan

Switzerland is saddened by the loss of life and hopes that there will be less conflict in the Middle East.

Reply 4

cl_steele

New Zealand sends her condolences to the families of those injured in this abhorrant act.

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Reply 5

Kiss

The US condemns these acts as an unecessary display of force on an already war-torn region.

Reply 6

smwhtslghtlydzd

Palestine would like to point out that Israel continually uses this excuse to needlessly kill innocent civilians in the Palestinian territories. Israel continues to hypocritically condemn Palestinians as terrorists while they murder innocents in the name of justice.

Reply 7

Rhadamanthus

We wish to remind the Palestinian Authority that whenever a Palestinian is killed as a result of Israeli action, it is an accident or because that person is a member of a terrorist organisation. Whenever a Hamas terrorist kills an Israeli child, it is deliberate.

Reply 8

toronto353

The MHoC is saddened by this unnecessary loss of life. Both sides must stop their indiscriminate attacks on one another.

Reply 9

smwhtslghtlydzd

The PA does not condone acts of terrorism by Hamas. The Palestinian Authority condemns terrorism, including the institutional violence that the Israeli government perpetrates.