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| Gaza militants killed in strikes following rocket fire | Gaza militants killed in strikes following rocket fire |
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| The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have carried out air strikes over Gaza City, killing at least four Hamas militants and injuring several other people. | |
| It comes after a night of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel which injured at least three people. | It comes after a night of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel which injured at least three people. |
| Two large explosions were also heard in Gaza on Wednesday morning. | Two large explosions were also heard in Gaza on Wednesday morning. |
| On Tuesday, an Israeli soldier was seriously injured by a bomb blast near the Gaza border fence. The previous day two militants died in an air strike. | On Tuesday, an Israeli soldier was seriously injured by a bomb blast near the Gaza border fence. The previous day two militants died in an air strike. |
| One of the militants was a member of Hamas, the Islamist movement which governs Gaza. The other was from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC). | One of the militants was a member of Hamas, the Islamist movement which governs Gaza. The other was from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC). |
| The IDF said more than 50 rockets and mortar had been fired into Israel overnight, hitting at least one house. A number of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system. | The IDF said more than 50 rockets and mortar had been fired into Israel overnight, hitting at least one house. A number of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system. |
| Israeli media said the three injured people were foreign workers. | Israeli media said the three injured people were foreign workers. |
| Israel said three of the militants killed overnight were hit as they prepared to fire rockets. A fourth, a member of Hamas's military wing, was killed on Wednesday morning. | |
| Hamas has in the past tried to rein in rocket fire from other militants groups, but was involved in the latest firing, along with the PRC. | |
| The BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza City says Hamas is under public pressure to be seen to be resisting Israel, especially if its members or civilians are killed. | The BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza City says Hamas is under public pressure to be seen to be resisting Israel, especially if its members or civilians are killed. |
| Schools on either side of the border have been closed amid fears of further armed exchanges. | Schools on either side of the border have been closed amid fears of further armed exchanges. |
| The violence comes only a day after the emir of Qatar became the first foreign head of state to visit Gaza since Hamas took power in 2007. | The violence comes only a day after the emir of Qatar became the first foreign head of state to visit Gaza since Hamas took power in 2007. |
| Our correspondent says neither Hamas nor Israel are thought to want a major escalation of conflict. | Our correspondent says neither Hamas nor Israel are thought to want a major escalation of conflict. |
| Following previous rounds of violence it has been the Egyptian government that has intervened to try and mediate a truce, he adds, but such ceasefires though do not usually hold for long. | Following previous rounds of violence it has been the Egyptian government that has intervened to try and mediate a truce, he adds, but such ceasefires though do not usually hold for long. |