By KUNA,
Gaza : Israeli Army troops stormed on Tuesday a Palestinian cell believed to be responsible for firing rockets towards the Israeli settlemt of Sderot, in southern Israel, an Israeli Army spokesman said.
The Spokeaman told an Israeli radio the operation was executed in the early morning hours, near the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip, noting that Israeli forces operating in the region confirmed the cell sustained a hit.
Palestinian medical sources meanwhile said that the Israeli attack claimed the life of a three-year-old child, identified as Majed Abu-Okal, a resident in Jabaliya town, northern Gaza Strip.
Abu-Okal was killed after being targeted by an Israeli tank shell as he was walking to the southern parts of Beit Hanoun town, and another resident was also injured in the same incident.