Palestinian Death Toll Peaks in Gaza
- Author: Al-Jazeera
- Publish date:11/10/2004
- Section:WORLD HEADLINES
Three Palestinians have died of injuries sustained in Israeli missile strikes over Gaza this weekend.
Aljazeera's correspondent in Gaza reports that two of the men were involved in clashes with Israeli occupation troops in the town of Bait Hanun in northern Gaza on Sunday.
They were later tracked down by troops in an Israeli helicopter who fired missiles at them. The men died on Monday due to the injuries sustained.
Details surrounding the injuries and death of the third Palestinian were not clear.
The latest deaths brought to 110 the toll in the Israeli onslaught on the northern Gaza Strip that began more than 12 days ago.
More than 460 Palestinians have been injured and hundreds of buildings, including homes, destroyed.
The correspondent said the Israeli army had reinforced the deployment of troops in the Klaibu area in Bait Lahya, to fortify the military site established there a few days ago.
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Ariel Sharon. (Reuters)