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| Four Palestinians have been killed and more than 20 injured after Israelis fired into the Gaza Strip following an attack on an army patrol jeep which injured four Israeli soldiers. | Four Palestinians have been killed and more than 20 injured after Israelis fired into the Gaza Strip following an attack on an army patrol jeep which injured four Israeli soldiers. |
| Hamas officials said the casualties were civilians at a funeral in the Shijaia neighbourhood near Gaza City. | Hamas officials said the casualties were civilians at a funeral in the Shijaia neighbourhood near Gaza City. |
| The Israeli army said their jeep was hit by anti-tank missile. | The Israeli army said their jeep was hit by anti-tank missile. |
| It is the latest in a spate of recent violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. | It is the latest in a spate of recent violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. |
| A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was killed as militants clashed with Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Thursday. | |
| Later, an Israeli soldier was hurt when a tunnel blew up near the Gaza border fence, the Israeli military said. | Later, an Israeli soldier was hurt when a tunnel blew up near the Gaza border fence, the Israeli military said. |
| Earlier this week, three Israeli soldiers on patrol along the border fence were also wounded by a bomb explosion, the military said. | Earlier this week, three Israeli soldiers on patrol along the border fence were also wounded by a bomb explosion, the military said. |
| The tunnel was one of the biggest seen in recent years and could have been part of a plan to kidnap or kill soldiers, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. | The tunnel was one of the biggest seen in recent years and could have been part of a plan to kidnap or kill soldiers, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. |
| Hamas's military wing, the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, said it caused the blast, in response to the killing of the boy. | Hamas's military wing, the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, said it caused the blast, in response to the killing of the boy. |
| Flare-ups in violence in and around Gaza are frequent, says the BBC's Jon Donnison in the West Bank city of Ramallah. | Flare-ups in violence in and around Gaza are frequent, says the BBC's Jon Donnison in the West Bank city of Ramallah. |
| Periods of calm rarely last for long, our correspondent says. | Periods of calm rarely last for long, our correspondent says. |
| A spokesman for the Hamas militants threatened to respond to Saturday's shelling. | A spokesman for the Hamas militants threatened to respond to Saturday's shelling. |
| "Targeting civilians is a dangerous escalation that cannot be tolerated. The resistance has the full right to respond to the Israeli crimes," Fawzi Barhoum said in a text message sent to reporters, the Associated Press news agency reports. | "Targeting civilians is a dangerous escalation that cannot be tolerated. The resistance has the full right to respond to the Israeli crimes," Fawzi Barhoum said in a text message sent to reporters, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| In its statement, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it had targeted several sites in the Gaza Strip in response to the attack on the patrol along the security fence. | In its statement, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it had targeted several sites in the Gaza Strip in response to the attack on the patrol along the security fence. |
| "The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians, and will operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel," it said. | "The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians, and will operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel," it said. |
| "The Hamas terror organisation is solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip," the statement added. | "The Hamas terror organisation is solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip," the statement added. |