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| 'Two Israelis die' on Gaza border | |
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| Palestinian militants have attacked a border crossing between Gaza and Israel, killing at least two Israelis, medical services say. | |
| Local media reported heavy exchanges of fire near the Nahal Oz crossing in northern Gaza. | |
| Earlier an Israeli soldier and a Hamas militant died in clashes in the south. | |
| The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was killed and two others were slightly wounded in the course of a brief operation against militants. | The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was killed and two others were slightly wounded in the course of a brief operation against militants. |
| Hamas said one of its fighters was killed in the clashes, in the south of the Strip. | |
| Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants said they fired rocket-propelled grenades and mortar bombs at the Israeli troops, who were backed by helicopters. | Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants said they fired rocket-propelled grenades and mortar bombs at the Israeli troops, who were backed by helicopters. |
| The Israeli Defence Forces named the dead soldier as Saif Bissan, 21. | The Israeli Defence Forces named the dead soldier as Saif Bissan, 21. |
| Hamas named its dead militant as Mohammed Shamiya, also 21. | Hamas named its dead militant as Mohammed Shamiya, also 21. |
| Israel frequently mounts raids into Gaza to try to stop militants from firing rockets its territory. |