Gaza - Ma‘an - Eight Palestinian citizens were injured on Wednesday afternoon in two separate shooting incidents.
The leader of the Hamas-affiliated Izzeddin Al-Qassam Brigades Iyad Shanbari‘s car was targeted, injuring his wife, 2 children and a bystander. The latter‘s injury was reportedly serious.
The Qassam Brigades accused Fatah-affiliated gunmen of attacking Shanbari in an attempt to assassinate the Hamas leader.
The Brigades said in a statement that ‘a group within the Fatah movement ambushed Shanbari and shot at his car.‘
The Brigades depicted the perpetrators as ‘collaborators‘ and threatened that there will be reprisals to the attack.
In a separate incident, 3 Fatah members were shot in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
Dr. Muawiya Hassanein of the Palestinian ministry of health said that the victims were transported to Kamal Udwan hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.
He depicted their injuries as ranging from moderate to almost severe.
The Fatah movement accused the Hamas-affiliated Executive Force of the shooting.