Misfired Palestinian projectiles kill two, injure ten Gazans
Date: 26 / 12 / 2008 Time: 17:08
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Bethlehem - Ma'an - Two young girls are dead and four others were injured
after to a "mysterious explosion," thought to be a misfired projectile,
rocked a house in the Al-A'tatrah area of northern Gaza on Friday medical
sources said.

The two girls were identified as 12-year-old Sabah Hasuna and five-year-old
Haneen Abu Khusa, and were pronounced dead on arrival at Kamal A'dawan
Hospital.

A third girl, identified as U'la Hasuna Abu Khusa, was seriously injured in
the blast, according to medical sources. Three others were treated for
injuries by paramedics, but were not taken to a hospital.

This is the fifth incident in which Gazan civilians sustained injuries from
misfired projectiles over the last week. According to Ma'an and Palestinian
Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reports, the last week has seen two dead and
ten injured in what appear to be weapons accidents.

PCHR expressed grave concern over the rise in injuries and deaths at the
hands of Palestinians by the "misuse of weapons" and blame the tragedies on
the current state of security chaos in Palestinian areas.

On 24 December a mysterious explosion was reported in the home of Journalist
Imad Ad-Dremeli, injuring his brother Iyad. The family insists that the
explosion was not from inside the home, but rather was the result of a
misfired projectile. Imad spoke with Ma'an and said he knew armed brigades
used areas near his home as a launch pad for projectiles fired at Israeli
targets.

On Monday afternoon a three and five year old, Myassar and Mohammed Wahdan,
were injured in the abdomen and head by shrapnel from a locally produced
rocket that was fired by members of the Palestinian resistance. The rocket
fell on agricultural land near Beit Hanoun Agriculture College in the north
to Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip.

The two children were immediately transferred to Beit Hanoun Hospital for
treatment. Medical sources described the wounds of Myassar as serious and
reported that she was admitted into the intensive care unit. The wounds of
Mohammed were described as moderate.

On Sunday PCHR reported the light wounding of 32-year-old Hanan Sohwail, who
was hit by shrapnel that exploded near her home.

On Saturday a locally produced rocket fired by members of the Palestinian
resistance fell near a group of children playing in a bystreet to the east
of the industrial zone, west to Beit Hanoun. Shrapnel from the rocket
wounded two children, who are in the intensive care unit. The two children
were identified as nine-year-old Sari Mana'a As-Sama'ana and eight-year-old
Safi Eid As-Sama'ana.

***Updated 17:48 Bethlehem time