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Tuesday 23 September 2014 - 05:50

Gaza teams deactivate 3 tons of unexploded Israeli ordnance

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Gaza teams deactivate 3 tons of unexploded Israeli ordnance
The Khan Younis engineering unit, part of the local police force, said they have deactivated over three tons of Israeli bombs and missile which landed in the southern Gaza Strip but did not explode.
 
The police called on residents to be attentive and act with extreme caution if they find a "suspicious device."
 
On Friday, three Palestinians were killed and two injured when an Israeli bomb blew up in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City.
 
In mid-August, six people were killed and another six were critically injured after an unexploded Israeli missile blew up in Beit Lahiya.
 
Italian journalist Simone Camilli was among the dead.
 
The Gaza Strip is currently littered with a large number of unexploded Israeli ordnance, a reminder of the more than 50-day Israeli offensive that left more than 2,150 dead, 11,200 injured, and more than 110,000 homeless.
 
Even before the most frequent Israeli assault, unexploded ordnance from the 2008-9 and 2012 offensives was a major threat to Gazans.
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