Today, 2/4/2001, at 12:30 p.
m.
(10:30 GMT), the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have committed another extra-judicial killing in Rafah, the Gaza Strip.
In this context, two Israeli assault helicopters fired at least two missiles at a civilian Peugeot car in which Mohammed Atwah Mosa Abd al-Al, a 26 year-old married resident of Rafah, was traveling.
The incident took place opposite the Jama’y Rafah Sport Club located in the Brazil neighborhood.
The missiles directly hit the car that holds plates number 2-0-857-90.
This has resulted in the immediate death of Abd al-Al, who is affiliated to the Islamic Jihad.
The body of Abd al-Al, as well as the car, were severely burnt.
Samar Mustafa Mohammed al-Minyarawy, a 14-year-old girl witnessed the incident, and consequently suffered from severe shock.
She has provided our field worker with the following testimony: “I suddenly heard the sounds of helicopters roaming in the sky.
Soon after that, I looked up in the sky and saw two helicopters flying above the scene.
There was a Peugeot car traveling along An-Nisf Street in the Brazil neighborhood, in the direction leading to as-Salam neighborhood.
Suddenly, a blazing object left one of the helicopters.
Then I heard the sounds of three successive explosions.
After this, I saw the Peugeot car being directly hit with the fired missiles.
Soon after that I lost consciousness.
” In the same incident, a Mercedes car owned by Adil Omar Mahmoud Shaqfah, and holding plates number 28-768 has been hit by missile shards.
As a result, the car’s body was damaged, and both the radiator and fuel tank were penetrated.
In addition, a house owned by Mithqal Hamid Ayyad Abu Tah and located near the scene, was hit by missile shards.
The glass front side of the 4-storey house has been completely damaged.
Besides, a house owned by Salim Suleiman Barham Abu E’yadah and located near the scene, was hit by missile shards.
20 windows and 8 asbestos-planks have been damaged.
Moreover, a house owned by Abd al-Azeez Qasim Sab’ al-Aish and located near the scene, was hit by missile shards.
Another Mercedes car owned by the same person and holding plates number 2-9134-44 has been hit by missile shards.
As a result the glass of six windows and the front windshield of the car have been shattered.
Missile shards have also hit a number of other houses, which are located behind the Jama’y Rafah Sport Club.
These are: A house owned by Mohammed E’baid Mohammed Zannoun.
The glass of 12 windows and the solar heating system have been shattered.
A house owned by Nafiz Mohammed Zannoun.
The glass of 6 windows, a night lamp, and a mirror have been shattered, and a wooden door has been damaged.
A house owned by E’baid Mohammed Jabr Zannoun.
The glass of 5 windows has been shattered.
A house owned by Emad E’baid Mohammed Zannoun.
The glass of 4 windows and two mirrors has been shattered.
A house owned by Ziyad E’baid Mohammed Zannoun.
The glass of 5 windows and two mirrors has been shattered.
On the other hand, our field workers have witnessed that the Israeli helicopters are now roaming in the sky above the International Airport of Gaza located south of Rafah.
In the light of this, we, at AL-MEZAN Center, warn of possible attacks against the airport.
AL-MEZAN Center stresses that this crime has again revealed the systematic Israeli policy which aims at killing Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Such a policy has been publicly endorsed and declared by Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister during the last few weeks.
In light of the current situation, AL-MEZAN Center requests the international community to immediately abandon its irrational silence, provide protection for the unarmed Palestinian civilians, and bring the Israeli war criminals before court.
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