Dead man less important than Israeli strike?

The Ha'aretz headline: Palestinians: IDF strikes Hamas cell near Khan Yunis

But two separate incidents are reported. The IDF struck a Hamas cell but - nobody was hurt?!

The fact that nobody was hurt might have been newsworthy in itself, but was not stated in the headline. However, the same article relates that a Hamas "militant" blew himself up and wounded his relatives and neighbors.

 

This is not stated in the headline. The text of the article is below.

 

Ami Isseroff

 

 

 

Last update - 10:28 31/05/2008       

By Yuval Azoulay, News Agencies and Haaretz Service

Palestinian officials said the Israel Defense Forces struck a Hamas cell near Khan Yunis early Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, and IDF spokesperson has yet to confirm the attack.

 

In a separate incident on Saturday, Gaza officials said an explosion in the house of a Hamas militant has killed the man and wounded 16 relatives and neighbors.

 

The Palestinian Interior Ministry said it's investigating the cause of
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aturday's blast at the home of Hamas activist Nader Abu Shaban.

 

Hamas officials said Abu Shaban was handling explosives when the blast went off. Doctors say two of the 16 wounded are in critical condition.

 

Earlier, five Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip. No injuries or damage were reported.

 

IDF fires into crowd of Hamas protesters

 

IDF troops used gunfire and tear gas on Friday to keep more than 3,000 Hamas supporters from approaching one of the Gaza Strip's main border crossings with Israel, wounding at least six Palestinians, witnesses said.

 

Palestinian medical workers said at least two of the wounded were in a critical condition.

 

"The IDF will operate with all its strength to prevent the demonstrators from approaching the security fence or the crossing ... and from entering the state of Israel," an IDF official said.

 

During the standoff, Israeli forces shot into the crowd to "make the rioters back off," the IDF official said.

 

Since Hamas took over Gaza last year, Israel has closed all crossings,
allowing only humanitarian aid and Palestinians with urgent medical needs to cross. The demonstration Friday focused on demanding an end to the blockade.

 

The IDF had posted signs before the protest warning Palestinians that they faced "Danger of Death" if they tried to approach the Sufa crossing, used to bring some humanitarian supplies into the coastal territory.

 

Hamas has mounted several similar protests in recent months.

 

Hamas blew open the border with Egypt earlier this year, putting Israel on heightened alert for similar actions.

 

The demonstrators on Friday burned tires, waved green Hamas flags and chanted "Dismantle the siege."

 

In a separate incident Friday, Palestinian medical workers said a 65-year-old woman had died of wounds suffered a day earlier during an IDF raid near her home in the southern Gaza Strip.