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Girl Injured by Mortar Shell in Gaza

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12 November 2008

At around 14:40 on Wednesday, 12 November 2008, a mortar shell fell in the middle of an olive field in al-Salqa valley by mistake.
Islam Abu Maghaseeb, 16, suffered shrapnel to the right hand while she was helping her relatives pick olives.
She was transported to Shuhada al-Aqsa in Deir el-Balah.
She suffers moderate injuries, according to medical resources.