Israeli troops killed four terrorists in the Gaza Strip, including a multiple amputee. Yasser Abu Aish, an Islamic Jihad commander who lost both legs and an arm to Israeli tank fire last year, was shot Monday as he tried to lob a grenade at troops who stormed his home in the Rafah refugee camp.
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