<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Israeli army claims Palestinian fighters fired projectile at Israeli tank in&nbsp;Gaza]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span class="article-details"><span class="article-detail">Saturday March 19, 2011 11:35</span><span class="article-detail"> by Saed Bannoura &#8211; IMEMC News</span></span></p>
<blockquote class="article-intro"><p>Israeli forces operating in the  southern part of the Gaza Strip on Friday claim that they were attacked  by Palestinian fighters, who fired an anti-tank projectile at an Israeli  tank.</p></blockquote>
<p class="photo"><a name="attachment36772"></a> <a href="http://www.imemc.org/attachments/mar2011/israeli_tank.jpg"><img class="summary-image" title="Click on image to see full-sized version" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.imemc.org/cache/imagecache/local/attachments/mar2011/460_0___10000000_0_0_0_0_0_israeli_tank.jpg" alt="Israeli tank in Rafah (image from wn.com)" width="460" height="296" /></a><br />
Israeli tank in Rafah (image from wn.com)</p>
<p class="article">The  invasion of the border area, near Rafah, took place after the Israeli  airforce dropped thousands of leaflets into the area on Thursday night  telling residents to stay away from the area near the border. Over the  last ten years, Israel has encroached over 200 meters into southern  Rafah and Khan Younis, demolishing thousands of homes and declaring the  area a ‘kill zone’ for anyone who attempts to rebuild their homes or  even enters the area.</p>
<p>According to a statement by the Israeli military, the troops were  engaged in a “routine operation” in southern Gaza when Palestinian  resistance fighters fired an anti-tank projectile at one of the tanks  involved in the operation. No injuries were reported.</p>
<p>The military said that they planned to respond to the attack, but were assessing the situation to determine the response.</p>
<p>Although Israel claims to have withdrawn from the Gaza Strip since the  relocation of 5,000 settlers and the demolition of the settlements on  the Gaza coast in 2005. But Israeli troops have remained in bases  located around the perimeter of the Gaza Strip, and have maintained a  presence of military battleships off the coast, in addition to engaging  in frequent invasions of the Gaza Strip that have killed over 2000  Palestinians since 2005. 18 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in  that time period.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imemc.org/article/60902">Source</a>.</p>
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