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Israel Bombs Mosque During Prayers
January 4, 2009
A Palestinian woman
with her son who was wounded in Israel's attack on the mosque [Reuters]
At least 11 Palestinians,
including one child, have been killed after Israeli forces struck a mosque
during prayers in the town of Beit Lahiya, north of Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip.
More than 200 people were
inside the the Ibrahim al-Maqadna mosque praying when it was struck.
It is not clear yet whether
the mosque was hit as part of the Israeli army's shelling, which started on
Saturday afternoon.
At least 50 people were
wounded, Hamas and medical officials said.
The Israeli military has
destroyed several mosques during its week-long offensive in Gaza.
Mohyeldin said doctors in the
Gaza Strip were being overwhelmed by the number of casualties being brought in
as a result of the Israeli offensive and that hospitals were near a state of
collapse due to a lack of medicines and blood. |
