ARABS-ISRAEL - Aug. 5 - Suspected Gaza Arms Factory Destroyed.Army helicopters fire three missiles into a suspected Palestinian munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. factory in Zeitouni neighbourhood of Gaza Gaza, Ghazzah (both: gäz`ə), or Ghuzzeh (gŭz`ə), town (2003 est. pop. City late at night, injuring at least two bystanders. The Army said in a statement: "The Israeli armed forces will continue to damage and destroy the terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. , wherever hostile terrorist activity is being carried out against Israeli citizens". In the Gaza Strip, about 25 tanks cut off the southern town of Rafah, a frequent centre of violence, and an adjacent refugee refugee, one who leaves one's native land either because of expulsion or to escape persecution. The legal problem of accepting refugees is discussed under asylum; this article considers only mass dislocations and the organizations that help refugees. camp from the rest of the strip. The Army said it acted to prevent more attacks on Israelis. Palestinian gunmen fired on a car on the road between Ramallah and Nablus, killing an Israeli couple and wounding two of their children. |
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