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Israel air strike hits Gaza Strip | Israel air strike hits Gaza Strip |
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Israel has launched an air strike in Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least one other, medical officials said. | |
The strike hit close to the town of Khan Younis, in the south of Gaza. | |
The men were on a motorcycle when they were hit by fire from an Israeli drone, Palestinian security officials said. | |
The strike came hours after officials from Hamas - which has internal control of Gaza - said they expected a truce with Israel to be announced in days. | The strike came hours after officials from Hamas - which has internal control of Gaza - said they expected a truce with Israel to be announced in days. |
The Israeli military said the men had been planning an attack into Israel, the Associated Press reported. | |
At least one of them was a member of a militant group, the Popular Resistance Committees, reports citing officials in Gaza said. | |
The air strike came hours after the military said militants in Gaza fired two rockets into Israel, causing no casualties. | |
The two sides have exchanged sporadic fire since calling unilateral ceasefires in mid-January at the end of Israel's three-week offensive against Gaza. | |
Hamas officials in Cairo said earlier that a long-term truce could be announced within days. | |
Border crossings would reportedly be re-opened and a ceasefire would be called for 18 months under the Egyptian-brokered deal - on which Israel has not yet formally commented. |
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