(KUNA) -- Hundreds of Palestinians gathered around and at the home of a Hamas activist in Gaza city, after he was threatened to be bombed by Israeli warplanes, said eyewitnesses on Monday. "The Israeli occupation army told the Hamas activist, Jamal Sayam, over the phone that they intended to bomb his house tonight," said the eyewitnesses.
According to local Gaza radio, the Israeli army gave Sayam 10 minutes to evacuate his house before Israeli rockets hit it. Mosques called through speakers for Gaza city's residents to protect the house in Zaitona district, they said, noting that hundreds of Palestinians formed a "human shield" at and around the house.
Leaders of different Palestinian factions participated in the protest, insisting they would not leave the house as long as the Israeli threat continued. A similar protest took place earlier today Beit Lahai to protect the house of Palestinian Interior Ministry leader, Wael Rajab, who also received a threat from Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Hamas' military wing announced launching today a rocket at an Israeli military location East of Jahar Al-Deik village in mid Gaza Strip. The operation had come in retaliation to Israeli aggression against Palestinian people, said a statement by the Hamas' brigades. |