07-06-2010, 08:30 AM
Israeli Navy Fires at Palestinian Divers Off Gaza, 5 Killed
Published June 07, 2010
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The Israeli Navy said Monday its commandos killed five militants dressed in diving gear off the coast of Gaza -- while Palestinian medics claimed the dead were fishermen.
The five -- believed to be all men -- were spotted on a boat heading north towards Israel, from the Nuseirath refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post.
The spokesperson said they were heavily armed and dressed in diving gear -- and they were trying to swim to shore when a firefight erupted.
An army source told Haaretz that the firefight about 4:30am (local time) was a success for the Navy's elite commando unit, Shayetet 13, and prevented a rare attempt at a seaborne attack on Israel.
There were no Israeli casualties.
Medical sources told Al Jazeera that those killed on Monday were fishermen, but the Israeli navy claimed they were divers planning a "terror attack."
Four bodies were retrieved and taken to a hospital in central Gaza, with two of the dead suffering multiple gunshots to the head, Palestinian health official Moawiya Hassanain said. A fifth person was initially reported missing, feared dead.
The incident comes amidst tensions between the two nations after Israel killed nine pro-Palestinian activists during a raid last week on a six-ship humanitarian aid flotilla headed to Gaza.
Israel has claimed the flotilla was linked to terrorists.
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Published June 07, 2010
| NewsCore
The Israeli Navy said Monday its commandos killed five militants dressed in diving gear off the coast of Gaza -- while Palestinian medics claimed the dead were fishermen.
The five -- believed to be all men -- were spotted on a boat heading north towards Israel, from the Nuseirath refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post.
The spokesperson said they were heavily armed and dressed in diving gear -- and they were trying to swim to shore when a firefight erupted.
An army source told Haaretz that the firefight about 4:30am (local time) was a success for the Navy's elite commando unit, Shayetet 13, and prevented a rare attempt at a seaborne attack on Israel.
There were no Israeli casualties.
Medical sources told Al Jazeera that those killed on Monday were fishermen, but the Israeli navy claimed they were divers planning a "terror attack."
Four bodies were retrieved and taken to a hospital in central Gaza, with two of the dead suffering multiple gunshots to the head, Palestinian health official Moawiya Hassanain said. A fifth person was initially reported missing, feared dead.
The incident comes amidst tensions between the two nations after Israel killed nine pro-Palestinian activists during a raid last week on a six-ship humanitarian aid flotilla headed to Gaza.
Israel has claimed the flotilla was linked to terrorists.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/07/...ay-killed/
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