Hamas emergency services spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra stated that in
addition to the five dead, there are several more who are seriously
wounded.
"A number of explosives experts were killed while dismantling a missile in Beit Lahiya. Among them was a foreign journalist," Hamas Interior Ministry spokesperson Iyad al-Buzam told AFP.
A foreign journalist was an explosives expert? Was he a member of Hamas too?
Muayin al-Masri, a spokesperson for Kamal Adwan hospital,
confirmed that the five dead included four Gaza residents and a foreign
national. He added that five others were wounded, three of them in
critical condition.
The journalist, whose identity remains unspecified, was reporting on
the dismantling from the scene; his fixer was likewise killed, and another local journalist working with him was badly wounded in the blast, according to an AFP correspondent in Gaza.
The IDF has not struck the Hamas terror enclave of Gaza since
the current 72-hour ceasefire went into effect on Sunday at midnight,
meaning the missile would have been sitting in Gaza at least two days.
In any event, the reports hint at a wanton disregard for human
life by the terrorist organization, given that in dismantling the
missile casualties among those not involved in the actual dismantling,
such as journalists, could have been avoided by distancing the public
from the missile.
Something tells me we're going to find out that the journalist was from AFP....
UPDATED 2:49 PM
I was wrong. The dead journalist was an Italian working for AP.
AFP says @AP journalist Simone Camilli, an Italian, killed while covering the work to dismantle an unexploded missile
http://t.co/9xVApyfwEX
— Brian Rie$ (@moneyries) August 13, 2014
Just a month after an Iraqi weapons instructor killed himself and 20 students, a Hamas instructor killed himself and seriously wounded nine bomb-making students on Saturday night.
The military wing of Hamas said on Saturday evening that a field
commander was killed in an accidental "internal explosion" in the
Hashashin neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, while
medical sources said that nine others were wounded.
The Qassam Brigades said that Ibrahim Nagib al-Ghoul, 30, was killed in the explosion.
A
spokesman for the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra said
that the majority of the nine individuals wounded in the explosion were
suffering from serious injuries.
Prague district that hosts 'Palestinian embassy' asks that it be moved
The Prague district in which the 'Palestinian embassy' to the Czech Republic is located has asked that the 'embassy' be moved in light of last week's 'work accident' in which 'Palestinian ambassador' Jamal al-Jamal blew himself up with the some of the weapons stored at the 'embassy.'
Czech
officials in the Suchdol district of Prague, where the Palestinian
embassy stands, has requested the embassy move to another location on
Friday, AFP reported. Officials say they feel betrayed by the findings
inside the embassy following the death of the Palestinian ambassador
Jamal al-Jamal on Jan 1 in his home in Prague.
"We asked the Czech foreign ministry for the embassy to be moved out
of our district," Petr Hejl, senior councilor of Prague's Suchdol
district told AFP.
"The district feels betrayed by the behavior
of diplomats who kept weapons and explosives at the embassy, violating
Czech and international law," he added.
"We understand the fears of Suchdol residents," Czech foreign ministry
spokeswoman Johana Gohova told AFP Friday. The ministry would "look into
it," she added.
Keeping unregistered weapons in an embassy violates the Vienna Convention which governs diplomatic relations.
Jamal's family is now claiming that he was killed (by the evil Jooooz?).
Maybe the Czech Republic ought to shut down the 'embassy' altogether.
An illegal arms cache was found Thursday in the home of the
Palestinian Authority (PA) ambassador to Prague, Jamal al-Jamal, who was
killed there in an explosion the day before.
Initially the PA claimed his death was a "work accident,"
that occurred when he opened an old safe that had been untouched for 20
years. Apparently the safe was moved from an older embassy building to
Al-Jamal's new apartment in the recently built PA embassy complex.
However, the PA later backtracked on its story, as a spokesman stated
that the safe "was used on a daily basis at the embassy and it was
opened and closed almost every day."
Czech police confirmed that arms, including heavy firearms, had been found at Al-Jamal's home; Czech newspaper Respekt added that the cache contained enough weapons to arm ten fighters.
The arsenal's existence was unknown to Czech authorities according to Channel 2, casting more doubt on the activities on PA diplomats around the world.
A 'Palestinian diplomat' with a weapons cache in the house? I'm shocked... Just shocked.... The good news is that this might make a few countries think again about having a 'Palestinian embassy' in their countries.
The 'Palestinian ambassador' to the Czech Republic died on Wednesday in an explosion at his residence. No one else was injured. Work accident?
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said ambassador Jamal al-Jamal had been
trying to open a safe that was recently moved to his new home and a
Czech government source told Reuters that the explosion was probably
caused by a security device on the unit.
It was unclear what that
was. Some safes can be fitted with mechanisms designed to destroy
secret documents in the event of the lock being tampered with. The Czech
source said the government did not believe it was a terrorist attack.
Czech
police said the ambassador died of his injuries in hospital after the
explosion on the morning of New Year's Day in the two-story suburban
residence. No one else was injured, police said, although Jamal's family
was at home at the time.
No signs of damage to the house was visible from the street.
"There
has been a detonation of a so far unidentified explosive mixture,"
police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova said. "The ambassador was ... taken to
hospital with serious injuries."
The 'Palestinian Authority' is sending a 'delegation' to 'help' with the investigation. I'm sure they'll be very 'helpful.'
If there's nothing more to this story than what's stated above, it sounds like he could be an early candidate for a Darwin Award.
Hamas police spokesman Ayyub Abu Shaar confirmed that body of
23-year-old Ghazi Jamal Abu Nasser was received at Al-Aqsa Martyrs
Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Police are investigating the incident, he added.
Relatives
told Ma'an Abu Nasser recently moved from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza
following a dispute with his family and another in the town.
Iranian oil workers had to jump for their lives when part of a
multi-million dollar oil platform began to sink into the Persian Gulf.
New video of last week's sinking shows the workers running along the
structure and diving into the water as the ‘jacket’ of the $40 million
rig plunges under the waves.
The rig was being installed in the
South Pars field by Iran’s POGC and the builder Iranian Marine
Industrial which is controlled by the country’s Revolutionary Guards,
says Dow Jones newswires.
Reuters reports the local Mehr news
agency saying Iran had asked for foreign help to retrieve the oil rig
from 80 meters down in the Gulf.
I'm sure the 'international community is lining up to help them.
The best video you'll see all day: Islamic terrorist goes to hell, doesn't get virgins
Here's the best video you'll see all day. An Islamic terrorist (probably in Gaza) fires rocket after rocket, shouting Allahu Akhbar each time until....
Sudanese call for 'death to Israel' after alleged 'Israeli attack' on Khartoum weapons factory
300 people gathered outside a Sudanese government building calling for 'death to Israel' after an explosion at a Khartoum weapons factory on Tuesday night, which the Sudanese government is blaming on Israel. Sudan has also called on the UN Security Council to condemn Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak had no comment about the explosion.
A huge fire broke out late on Tuesday at the Yarmouk arms factory in
the south of the capital which was rocked by several explosions,
witnesses said. Firefighters took more than two hours to extinguish the
fire at Sudan's main factory for ammunition and small arms.
"Four
military planes attacked the Yarmouk plant ... We believe that Israel is
behind it," Information Minister Ahmed Belal Osman told reporters,
adding that the planes appeared to approach the site from the east.
"Sudan
reserves the right to strike back at Israel," he said, adding that two
citizens had been killed and the plant had been partially destroyed.
Another person was seriously injured, he said.
Around 300 people
gathered at the courtyard of a government building where the Sudanese
cabinet was in an emergency meeting, shouting "Death to Israel" and
"Remove Israel from the map."
"Israel is a country of injustice
that needs to be deterred," Vice President Ali Osman Taha, standing next
to President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, told the crowd. "This attack only
strengthens our firmness."
The governor of Khartoum state
initially had ruled out any "external" cause for the blast but officials
later showed journalists a video from the vast site. A huge crater
could be seen next to two destroyed buildings and what appeared to be a
rocket lying on the ground.
Osman said an analysis of rocket
debris and other material had shown that the attack was engineered by
Israel, which Sudan views as an enemy.
Of course, there is no evidence whatsoever that Israel carried out this attack other than Sudan's say-so. It sounds a lot more likely that it was a work accident. But Barak should have said 'we know nothing about this' rather than saying 'no comment.' Even if we do know something about it.
Three explosions at a Hezbullah weapons depot in Nabi Sheet, 30 kilometers south of Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, have left nine people dead and at least seven injured. Hezbullah has sealed off access to the town from the media.
AFP sources confirmed that 9 people have
so far been reported dead in Nabi Sheet, Baalbeck after three blasts were heard in a
mountainous area between "Nabi Sheet" and "El-Khraybeh" villages in the
eastern mountain series in Bekaa. This as
Hezbollah announced that 3 died and several
were injured in the weapons cache explosion in Baalbeck.
According to sources the explosions occurred inside weapons caches
resulting in several injuries. Initially the cause of the explosions
near the city of Baalbek was not immediately
clear, but an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the
nature of the blasts suggests there
were explosives or weapons stored inside the building.
Security members cordoned off the area and prohibited people from coming
close to it,blocking access to journalists, the report mentioned.
It was later reported that the home of
Mohammad Ali Reda Moussawi was completely destroyed as a result of the
explosion, with several surrounding buildings also sustaining damage. This as
ambulances transferred the wounded (nearly 7) to nearby hospitals
Baalbek is located in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.
If you're dumb enough to let someone store weapons in your home, sometimes your home is going to get destroyed. And I doubt there's any insurance coverage....
A JPost report, apparently based on earlier sources, is here.
This is what happens when you play with fire.... A 'mysterious explosion'work accident at the Rafah home of a leader of the 'Popular Resistance Committees' has led to the death of one shahid and the wounding of four more.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosion in the Rafah home of Zuhair al-Qaissi, chief commander of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) - an armed Palestinian faction that often operates independently of Hamas.
The PRC said Qaissi was not hurt in the explosion. The man killed was later identified by the PRC as Khaled al-Qaissi, a member of the group.
Zuhair al-Qaissi's predecessor, Kamal al-Nairab was killed in an Israeli air strike in August.
The IDF Spokesman's Office said an initial investigation indicated there was no connection between the explosion and any IDF activity.
Five or six Palestinians were wounded in the mysterious explosion, sources in Gaza said.
Eyewitnesses said the huge Rafah blast could be heard far away and that the house was completely burned down. The initial explosion was reportedly followed by several smaller blasts.
The IDF said it was unfamiliar with the incident. Witnesses said there was no sign of Israeli military activity in the area.
The PRC later released a statement saying that Qeisi was not killed in the blast. The group said the explosion was caused by a malfunction and was not a result of an Israeli strike.
The Popular Resistance Committees were involved, among other things, in Gilad Shalit's abduction to the Gaza Strip in June 2006. Qeisi himself was interviewed by the al-Hayat newspaper following the Israeli soldier's release and claimed that Shalit was held "in better, more humane conditions than the conditions accorded to prisoners held by Israel."
You really shouldn't play with matches, boys. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
I want you all to take a moment and cheer for the firer of a 'Palestinian ' mortar. Yes, really.
Three United Nations workers were injured Friday morning after a mortar fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel landed in Palestinian territory and hit a UN building.
Palestinians reported three injured from alleged IDF tank fire in the Sajaiye neighborhood east of Gaza City, according to a report by the Ma'an news agency.
The IDF denied the report, saying that it was not operating in the area and that the three UN workers were injured from Hamas mortar fire.
So will UNRWA or the UN demand that Hamas or whatever 'Palestinian' faction fired this mortar compensate them for the damage?
A few more like this and maybe the UN will decide that random rocket fire isn't such a good idea after all.
Another 'Palestinian' terrorist in training blew up in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning.
The armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said one of the group's fighters was killed Thursday morning, when an explosive device detonated while the young man was on a "jihad mission," a statement said.
It is the second accidental death of a Gaza resistance fighter reported in as many days, following the death of an Al-Qassam brigadesman in Khan Younis on Wednesday.
A DFLP statement said National Resistance Brigades fighter Khader Abu Elbeh, 22, was seriously wounded during an operation west of the Jabaliya area in the northern Gaza Strip and later died of his injuries.
Medical sources in Gaza confirmed that a man was pronounced dead after being seriously wounded by a bomb which exploded, apparently prematurely.
In their statement, the NRB mourned the death of the fighter, saying he was killed while "on a jihad mission," and vowed to continue resistance activities as a "goal and a promise to our nation."
A glorious, Darwin Award-winning mission. Does he get 72 virgins who are as clueless as he was?
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