Israeli forces launched an overnight deadly raid using tanks and helicopters on the Shejaya neighborhood of Gaza City, killing nine Palestinians. Three of the victims were killed when tanks and helicopters opened fire simultaneously on the area. The three were Yassin Nasser, 53, a resistance activist in the Hamas Islamic movement, Jaber al-Kharazi, 20, a fighter of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed offshoot of Arafat's mainstream Fatah movement, and Mahmud Kichkom, around the same age. Six other Palestinians, one of whom remained unidentified, were killed soon afterwards by tank-shell fire on a street near their homes. At least 20 Palestinians were also injured in the attack, sources said, with three in critical condition.