Gaza militant dies in apparent explosives accident
Nizar Said Issa, 25, was active in Islamic Jihad; follows death of two other operatives in a training accident
A masked fighter from Islamic Jihad's military wing takes part in a military drill in the southern Gaza Strip in May 2012. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
An Islamic Jihad operative died Monday morning apparently while handling explosives at the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Nizar Said Issa, 25, was active in the terrorist organization’s military wing and was working with explosives at the time of the accident, according to Channel 2.
He was evacuated to Kamal Hospital in Beit Lehia, where he died of his wounds.
On Saturday two Islamic Jihad members were killed, and at least two more injured, during a training accident in the southern Gaza Strip.
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