By IINA,
Gaza City : At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip yesterday. Israeli aircraft launched missiles at three Hamas members on motorcycles, killing all three, Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli military said the men were carrying anti-tank missiles. Two other Palestinian fighters from the Islamic Jihad movement died in central Gaza Strip, health officials said. The military said it fired at gunmen approaching the security fence along Israel’s border. Israel frequently raids the costal territory in what it describes as an effort to curb cross-border rocket attacks.
The latest violence came a day after a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a truck laden with four tons of explosives near an Israeli border crossing with the Gaza Strip, killing only himself, Reuters reported. Progress on Egyptian efforts to mediate a truce has been stalled by disagreement over the scope of the deal. Hamas official Mushir Al Masri accused Israel of intensifying attacks against his group to force it to accept the truce deal.”The Zionist enemy is shaping the future for either calm or war, and we are ready for all options,” Masri said.