BEIT HANOUN, November 12, 2006 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) killed on Sunday a citizen and wounded another in the Gaza Strip(GS) towns of Beit Hanoun and al-Qarara, security and medical sources said.

They told WAFA that an Israeli surface-to-surface missile hit the area around Balasam hospital and Abraj al-Nada and al-Ouda, of Beit Lahya, north GS and killed a citizen, who has not identified yet. Medics said that the body was scattered into pieces.

In the meantime, a citizen was also wounded in al-Qarara town, north Khan Younis city, when Israeli troops opened random fire towards citizens' houses in the area.

M.H.(09:55 P)(07:55 GMT)