Since all other means have failed due to the Israeli deception towards making peace. The world’s most oppressed nation is up against the Israeli tyranny once again, and about to be encircled with barbed wire fenced virtual concentration camps. The unabated Israeli terrorist incursions, maiming and shooting of civilians continues, just like what took place today..
Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 20 others injured following an incursion into Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip by Israeli troops, hospital officials say.
Dozens of tanks, armoured vehicles and attack helicopters were used in one of the largest Israeli operations in the area in 30 months of fighting.
The incursion in appears to have targeted the Yibna neighbourhood, one of two suspected militant strongholds in the camp.
The densely populated area, near to the Israeli-Egyptian border, is home to about 60,000 people.
The BBC’s James Rodgers, in Gaza, says there are reports that Israeli soldiers carried out house-to-house searches.
Witnesses said the Israelis had brought empty buses with them, apparently because troops were planning to detain suspected militants.
Israeli forces penetrated the town’s refugee camp from three directions.
Tanks reached the camp’s centre and surrounded the main market. Heavy fighting was reported.
The crackle of gunfire could be heard all around, residents said.
“I was sitting outside with some friends playing cards when suddenly we came under fire,” said Marwan Khatib, 39.
“Bullets hit the wall next to us and tanks were coming toward us very fast.”
A Palestinian official told the BBC that ambulances were not able to collect wounded people - and hospitals were appealing for blood donors to come forward.
Palestinian television broadcasts were urging residents to stay indoors.
Homeless
Our correspondent says tension has increased in the area since the Israeli army began building a security fence to protect its forces.
During this process, Israeli troops have demolished houses which they say were used as firing positions by Palestinian fighters.
This has made many civilians homeless and so increased the determination of militant groups to strike at the Israeli army.
In a separate incident, on Saturday, a Palestinian cameraman was killed by Israeli gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said.
The incident happened during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians.
Israeli forces also shot dead a Palestinian gunman in a gun battle as he tried to infiltrate a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank near the town of Jenin, military sources said.
