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Report: Insurgents stock missiles in their Gaza homes

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

GAZA CITY — Insurgents are storing missiles in the homes of operatives in the Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian human rights group.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said insurgents keep Kassam-class, short-range missiles in homes in the northern Gaza Strip.

Northern Gaza has been the launching pad for nearly daily missile strikes against Israel.

The center reported Palestinian casualties from failed launches as well as missile explosions inside Gaza homes. On Aug. 28, a Palestinian youngster was killed and his brother was injured when they played with a Kassam missile near their home in Beit Hanoun.

The Kassam missiles were said to have been stored in a room near a house that belonged to Khaled Mohammed Al Zaanin. The center said Al Zaanin's 17-year-old son, Mohammed, was killed when he and his brother entered the room used by insurgents and tampered with the weapons.

Israel's military has targeted suspected Hamas missile arsenals in the Gaza Strip. Troops were also sent to prevent arms smuggling along the Egypt-Gaza border.

"PCHR is gravely concerned over the continued number of deaths and injuries resulting from the misuse of weapons, which has become a prominent feature of the ongoing security chaos in the region," the center said in a statement on Aug. 29.


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