AP
Israeli Copter Strike Kills Palestinian
Date: Fri, Sep 24, 2004
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles toward a crowd of Palestinians on the outskirts of a refugee camp early Saturday, killing a 55-year-old man and wounding five people, all civilians, hospital officials said.
The missiles hit near the Khan Younis refugee camp, close to the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim where a 24-year-old Israeli-American woman was killed in a mortar attack by Hamas militants on Friday.
Early Saturday, dozens of Israeli armored vehicles moved from Neve Dekalim toward Khan Younis, drawing a crowd of onlookers that included gunmen and civilians, witnesses said. At one point, a helicopter fired two missiles, killing a 55-year-old man and wounding five people, all civilians, hospital officials said.
Tanks fired machine guns from time to time toward a large housing project in the refugee camp, the witnesses said.
The air strike came during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, when much of Israel shuts down, with borders closed and streets deserted.
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