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Islamic Jihad announces martyrdom of 5 missing fighters

Friday 3-November-2017

Saraya al-Quds the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Movement has officially announced the death of five of its missing fighters in the Gaza tunnel that was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces last Monday. The Islamic Jihad fighters died after Israel blocked the search efforts for them.

In a statement on Friday the brigades published the names of the martyrs: Bader Mesbeh Ahmad al-Sebakhi Sahdi al-Hemri Mohammad al-Behaisi and Ala Abu Ghurab.

Seven resistance fighters including Saraya al-Quds brigades’ commander and his deputy in central Gaza Strip were killed when Israel detonated a tunnel along the Gaza border on Monday afternoon. Two of the fighters were of al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas Movement.

The number of the martyrs of the tunnel thus rose to 12. Thirteen others were wounded with some of them critically injured.

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