VIDEO - The Israeli air force struck Saturday evening a Gaza Strip training camp of the Abu-Reish Brigades, a group affiliated with the Fatah movement. Seven Palestinians were killed in the strike, and three other were wounded. The recent attack has brought the Palestinian death toll this weekend to 15.
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At around 10:30 p.m., IDF gunship launched several missiles at an area used by the Abu-Reish Brigades, located west of the al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis.
A spokesman for the Abu Reish brigades said his organization will respond quickly and painfully to Israel's strike in Gaza.
"The blood of our dead shall not be spilled in vain – retaliation will come quickly," he said.
Spokesman for the Palestinian government, Dr. Razi Khamed said in response to the attack that "Israel is a terror state that should disappear and be isolated. We are surprised by the European stance in light of this escalation initiated by Israel. The attack in Khan Younis is another ugly Israeli crime."
Earlier attack on Qassam rocket launchers (Video: Reuters)
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas also condemned the strike on behalf of Abbas, and said that the Palestinians plan to raise the issue before the U.N. Security Council.
According to military officials, the strike's target was used for shooting practices and for activating explosive devices. A senior officer told Ynet that the army intends to continue putting pressure on terror organizations in the Strip and target Qassam launching cells.
This is the second day in a row the IDF has been attacking Palestinian organizations' training camps in southern Gaza. Six Palestinians, including one child, were killed in a strike on a Salah al-Din Brigades training camp. Earlier Saturday, an IDF helicopter fired several missiles at a vehicle carrying al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members. Two organization members were killed in the attack.
Hanan Greenberg contributed to the report
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