A Palestinian militant was killed and five others wounded on Wednesday morning in an Israeli artillery strike on northern Gaza Strip, witnesses and hospital officials said.
The witnesses said the Israeli army artillery fired three surface-to-surface missiles at a group of militants who were trying to launch homemade rockets from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia into Israel.
Bassam Abu Warda, chief of emergency at Kamal Odwan Hospital in northern Gaza, said that Amjad Abdul Dayem, an Islamic Jihad militant, was killed and five others wounded, adding that two were critically injured.
Meanwhile, al-Quds Brigades, the Islamic Jihad armed wing, claimed responsibility for launching eight homemade rockets from northern Gaza Strip at Israel.
Israeli Radio reported that several Gaza homemade rockets landed at empty areas in southern Israel, causing no damages or injuries.
Al-Quds Brigades said in a press statement that the homemade rocket attacks at Israel "is to protest the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush, and to say that he is not welcomed in Palestine."
Bush is scheduled to arrive in Israel later on Wednesday, where he would hold talks with Israeli leaders. Bush, in his first visit to the region since taking office, will tour Palestinian towns and meet with President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday.
Source:Xinhua
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