Israeli strike kills Jihad member, schoolboy

[Muslimah]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E6F...844853959DB.htm

Saturday 07 February 2004, 17:12 Makka Time, 14:12 GMT

An 11-year old boy and an Islamic Jihad member have been killed in a missile attack by Israeli helicopter gunships on a vehicle in the Gaza Strip.

The attack on Saturday is believed to be an assassination attempt against Islamic Jihad members Aziz al-Shami and Khalil al-Basyuni.

"Aziz Shami, 37, died of his injuries shortly after being admitted to the Shifa Hospital in Gaza," Dr Bakr Abu Safia, told reporters.

Our correspondent said the targeted Jihad members may have heard the helicopters overhead and managed to get out of their car seconds before a missile hit their car in the busy al-Wihda Street of central Gaza.

However, they were seriously injured and were rushed to hospital. Several passers-by, including the boy who later died, were hit by shrapnel.

The boy, Tariq al-Susi, was identified from textbooks in his bag. He was on his way home from school.

Explosion

"I heard the three helicopters. I saw them overhead and suddenly a big explosion happened," witness Ahmad Nihal told Reuters.

Tariq al-Susi, killed in attack, was

on his way home from school

"I saw the car catch fire. The driver had lost his leg which was lying outside the car," Nihal added.

Israel has killed about 140 Palestinian activists in airborne missile attacks on their cars since the Palestinian uprising or Intifada began in September 2000.

The strikes, which have also killed more than 110 bystanders and left hundreds others injured, have been widely condemned by the international community.

An Israeli army spokesperson had no immediate comment.

Condemnation

An Islamic Jihad leader, Nafiz Azzam, has condemned the attack, saying it represents the Israeli military's continuous aggression against the people of Palestine and not just his movement.

"The attack is a message form Israel that it will continue its violent policy against the Palestinians"

Nafiz Azzam,

An Islamic Jihad leader

"The attack is a message from Israel that it will continue its violent policy against the Palestinians," Azzam told Aljazeera's satellite channel.

Azzam has said he believes Palestinian resistance factions should sit with the Palestinian Authority to produce a joint political programme to address the difficult situation facing Palestinians.

"We should have a united political stance against the escalating Israeli violence on Palestinians," he said.

Azzam also slammed the so-called road map to peace, saying it would never be applied. "The road map would fail just like many previous internationally-backed peace projects," he stressed.

Aljazeera + Agencies

[Dan]

Bismillah

As salam alaikum

Jazaki Allah for the full story. Watcing CNN this morning as I ate breakfast, I only got a small written blurb at the bottom of the screen. A helicopter attack killed jihad members and a by-stander. How come any time a child is killed in the US it is readily pointed out yet when it happens elsewhere children are called "by-standers?" (This is a rhetorical question.)

May Allah Bless the child's family and Give them Patience in these times.

As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

[Muslimah]

that is Ok Dan, he is just a Muslim Palestinean child so what?

did u have a good breakfast??

and ameen for your dua for his family and the families of every dead Muslim child or adult

[naseeha]

<b>Subhanallah</b>

Jazakallah khair sister muslimah for the story and ameen for dan's du'a

This situation has gotten out of hand.... How is it that a group of ppl can come into the land of another and demand it is beyond me...

Today in the news... i just heard that the isreali army went into the Gaza strip and killed more ppl....

remember what allah says in the quraan

إِنَّالَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْعَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواوَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ



Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allah), will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.

Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.

Verily the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe.(sura buruuj:10-12)....

may allah grant the enemies of islam their recompense both in this world and in the next

ameen

wa salam

[Muslimah]

True naseeha, Alhamdulelah, then they come and ask u how come the Quran urges hostility

la hawala wala qowata ila billah, as if Muslim blood is so cheap, they only look at things from one side. May Allah guide us all

naseeha did u receive my email. just confirm???

[phatmonky]

<i>Originally posted by Dan </i><b>Bismillah</b>

As salam alaikum

Jazaki Allah for the full story. Watcing CNN this morning as I ate breakfast, I only got a small written blurb at the bottom of the screen. A helicopter attack killed jihad members and a by-stander. How come any time a child is killed in the US it is readily pointed out yet when it happens elsewhere children are called "by-standers?" (This is a rhetorical question.)

May Allah Bless the child's family and Give them Patience in these times.

As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Perhaps the information wasn't in yet, perhaps the ticker is written from AP articles???

Regardless, CNN apparently has no problem mentioning it all, including in it's headline.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/07/...gaza/index.html

Edit- and perhaps you simply missed 11 year odl in the ticker, as that is the lingo they used in the article as well....... "The missile killed the 11-year-old bystander "

In this case, bystander is important to disassociate the boy from the jihad member (highly looked down upon here)

[naseeha]

True naseeha, Alhamdulelah, then they come and ask u how come the Quran urges hostility la hawala wala qowata ila billah, as if Muslim blood is so cheap, they only look at things from one side. May Allah guide us allnaseeha did u receive my email. just confirm???

true sis then they have the audacity to call US the terrorists... do they not see what their own hand has brought...audhubillahhhh

and NO i did not get any emails from you lately:eek: maybe you can try to send it back ok

salaams everyone