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Simultaneous IOF attacks on Southern Gaza kill five persons, including a child

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7 April 2011

At approximately 4pm on Thursday 7 April 2011, the IOF fired dozens of artillery shells at the vicinity of the Gaza International Airport, southeast of the town of Rafah.
This attack took place while IOF helicopters were firing at the same area.
As a result, four persons, including a child, were killed.
Al Mezan identified the names of the killed persons as follows: Mus’ab Mohammed Obied As-Swoufi, 20; Mohammed ‘Iyiada Al Mahmoum, 24; Saleh Attiya At-Trabeen, 38, who died from his wounds at the European Gaza Hospital at 7pm on the same day, and Khalid Ismail Ad-Dbari, 17.
Al Mezan verified that Al Mahmoum and At-Trabeenwork with national security apparatus; however, they were unarmed when they were attacked.
The other two victims are civilians.