*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - August 26, 2009: Three Palestinian brothers were killed early Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike at smuggling tunnels in southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, witnesses and medical sources said. 
Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard near a tunnel bombed by Israeli aircraft in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 25, 2009. Israeli aircraft bombed a tunnel under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday, killing three Palestinians inside, medical workers said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said planes attacked the tunnel after Gaza militants fired rockets into southern Israel on Monday, slightly wounding one soldier.
The latest incident intensified violence that flared up in the Gaza Strip suddenly, ending months of quiet between Palestinians and Israeli army and opening the door for a possible escalation.
Three other people were injured when Israeli fighter jets dropped two bombs at the border between Rafah and Egypt, targeting the underground tunnels, the sources added.
The witnesses said more people have gone missing in the sudden raid, and hundreds of people and rescue workers gathered in the area to dig out the dead bodies and the missing workers.
The tunnels are used to bring in a wide array of products that are no longer allowed through official crossing points due to an Israeli blockade that has been in place for more than two years.
Israeli media quoted army officials as saying that the bombing was in response to Monday mortar attack from the Gaza Strip. An Israeli soldier was lightly injured when three mortars hit southern Israel. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard near a tunnel bombed by Israeli aircraft in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 25, 2009. Israeli aircraft bombed a tunnel under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday, killing three Palestinians inside, medical workers said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said planes attacked the tunnel after Gaza militants fired rockets into southern Israel on Monday, slightly wounding one soldier.
The latest incident intensified violence that flared up in the Gaza Strip suddenly, ending months of quiet between Palestinians and Israeli army and opening the door for a possible escalation.
Three other people were injured when Israeli fighter jets dropped two bombs at the border between Rafah and Egypt, targeting the underground tunnels, the sources added.
The witnesses said more people have gone missing in the sudden raid, and hundreds of people and rescue workers gathered in the area to dig out the dead bodies and the missing workers.
The tunnels are used to bring in a wide array of products that are no longer allowed through official crossing points due to an Israeli blockade that has been in place for more than two years.
Israeli media quoted army officials as saying that the bombing was in response to Monday mortar attack from the Gaza Strip. An Israeli soldier was lightly injured when three mortars hit southern Israel. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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