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| Israeli strike hits southern Gaza | Israeli strike hits southern Gaza |
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| Israel has carried out an air attack in the Gaza Strip and launched an incursion with tanks and bulldozers across the border. | |
| There are reports of heavy fighting near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with many people fleeing their homes. | |
| The incursion follows a bomb attack which killed one Israeli soldier and wounded three near the Gaza border. | |
| It is the worst violence since Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza ended with both sides declaring ceasefires. | |
| No group has said it carried out Tuesday's bombing on an Israeli patrol near the border crossing of Kissufim. | No group has said it carried out Tuesday's bombing on an Israeli patrol near the border crossing of Kissufim. |
| One Israeli officer was badly wounded in the explosion and the other soldiers were lightly wounded, an army spokesman said. | One Israeli officer was badly wounded in the explosion and the other soldiers were lightly wounded, an army spokesman said. |
| Palestinian residents of Kissufim said they could hear Israeli helicopters circling overhead and the sound of heavy gunfire. | Palestinian residents of Kissufim said they could hear Israeli helicopters circling overhead and the sound of heavy gunfire. |
| Medics in Gaza said a Palestinian farmer was killed by gunfire. | Medics in Gaza said a Palestinian farmer was killed by gunfire. |
| Two people were wounded in the subsequent air strike in the town of Khan Younis near Rafah. | Two people were wounded in the subsequent air strike in the town of Khan Younis near Rafah. |
| Hospital sources say one was a member of Hamas' Popular Resistance Committee who was on a motorbike at the time, and the other was a passer-by. | Hospital sources say one was a member of Hamas' Popular Resistance Committee who was on a motorbike at the time, and the other was a passer-by. |
| US visit | US visit |
| Israel has closed border crossings into Gaza because of the attack on the patrol, Israeli officials said, stopping the flow of aid supplies to Gaza's 1.5 million residents. | Israel has closed border crossings into Gaza because of the attack on the patrol, Israeli officials said, stopping the flow of aid supplies to Gaza's 1.5 million residents. |
| Aid agencies have been struggling to meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of displaced, homeless and injured people in Gaza. | Aid agencies have been struggling to meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of displaced, homeless and injured people in Gaza. |
| Last month Israel launched a 22-day offensive against Hamas, in a effort to stop rocket attacks on its territory. | Last month Israel launched a 22-day offensive against Hamas, in a effort to stop rocket attacks on its territory. |
| There has been Israeli artillery and naval fire against Gaza targets since the ceasefires were announced earlier this month. | There has been Israeli artillery and naval fire against Gaza targets since the ceasefires were announced earlier this month. |
| The fresh violence comes as US President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, arrives in the region to seek a more permanent truce. | The fresh violence comes as US President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, arrives in the region to seek a more permanent truce. |
| He will hold talks with Egyptian officials, who have been mediating between Israel and Hamas, before travelling on to Jerusalem and Ramallah | He will hold talks with Egyptian officials, who have been mediating between Israel and Hamas, before travelling on to Jerusalem and Ramallah |