A leader of the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades succumbed late yesterday to wounds sustained earlier that day during an explosion in the southern besieged Gaza Strip.
The Al-Qassam Brigades announced that 51-year-old Ibrahim Hussein Abu Al-Naja, who it described as a prominent leader, was killed in an accidental explosion near the town of Rafah, in which three other Hamas fighters were injured.
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Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra confirmed that Abu Al-Naja passed away after sustaining critical wounds during the explosion.
Abu Al-Naja is the second Palestinian to be killed in accidents in Gaza sites in less than two months.
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