Palestine

4 Islamic Jihad members martyred in blast east of Rafah

 

Four Palestinian fighters of Islamic Jihad were martyred in an accidental explosion near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, the Movement said.

Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, Saraya al-Quds, said in a statement that four of its fighters had been killed during preparations, without giving further details.

The men died when a tuk-tuk vehicle exploded a few hundred meters from the border with 1948 Occupied Palestine.

The martyrs were identified as Ayed al-Hamaydeh, 23, Amjad al-Qatrous, 18, Hisham Abdulal, 22, and Hashem Kulab, 18.

 

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