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| Israeli raid on Gaza 'kills five' | Israeli raid on Gaza 'kills five' |
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| Five Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip, reports say. | Five Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip, reports say. |
| Medics and security officials said a teenage bystander was among those killed during the clashes in the early hours of Thursday morning. | |
| The Israeli army confirmed that clashes were continuing in a village to the east of Khan Younis. | The Israeli army confirmed that clashes were continuing in a village to the east of Khan Younis. |
| Israel launched an offensive against militants in Gaza after gunmen seized a soldier in a cross-border raid in June. | Israel launched an offensive against militants in Gaza after gunmen seized a soldier in a cross-border raid in June. |
| Israeli soldiers, supported by helicopter gunships, entered the village of Abassan in the early hours of Thursday morning. | |
| Army sources said they were looking for facilities used by militants and fired on gunmen who tried to attack them. | |
| "This is an area believed to conceal tunnels and other forms of infrastructure used by terrorist groups," an army spokesman told Reuters. | |
| Palestinian medics said two of the men killed, including the teenager, were from the same family. | |
| More than 230 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the end of June 2006. | |
| About half of those killed were civilians or not taking part in any hostilities at the time of their death, Palestinian medical sources and an Israeli human rights group have said. |