A bomb attack targeted the home of a leader of a Palestinian Shia Muslim movement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, causing damage but no injuries, the group and security sources said.
The pre-dawn blast caused extensive damage at the home of Sheikh Hisham Salem, his Al-Sabirin group said in a statement. Shia Muslims are a tiny minority among Palestinians who are almost exclusively Sunni Muslims or Christians.
Al-Sabirin, which says it is supported by Iran, accused "the occupier (Israel) and its collaborators." The Israeli army declined to comment on the allegations. Reliable information is difficult to ascertain in Gaza, which is blockaded by Israel and Egypt and run by Islamist group Hamas. Hamas, a Sunni movement, seems to want to avoid conflict with Al-Sabirin, although there is no significant Shiite community in Gaza. Shortly after the explosion, Gazan security forces went to the scene and opened an investigation to find the perpetrators, security sources said.