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| Three Palestinian militants have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials have said. | Three Palestinian militants have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials have said. |
| The Israeli military confirmed one of its aircraft had fired at armed men as they approached the Israel-Gaza border fence east of the town of Khan Younis. | The Israeli military confirmed one of its aircraft had fired at armed men as they approached the Israel-Gaza border fence east of the town of Khan Younis. |
| Islamic Jihad said the men were its members on a mission against Israel. | Islamic Jihad said the men were its members on a mission against Israel. |
| Earlier, Israeli soldiers shot dead a militant near the al-Ein refugee camp in the West Bank town of Nablus. | Earlier, Israeli soldiers shot dead a militant near the al-Ein refugee camp in the West Bank town of Nablus. |
| Reports say the gunman was linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a secular militant group. | Reports say the gunman was linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a secular militant group. |
| Power cuts | |
| Also on Tuesday, the Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip urged the European Union to resume payments for fuel supplies, saying the EU action amounted to collective punishment for the people of Gaza. | |
| Six Hamas members were killed by an Israeli missile strike on Monday | Six Hamas members were killed by an Israeli missile strike on Monday |
| Large parts of the territory have been without power since the EU said on Sunday it would no longer pay for the fuel provided by a private Israeli company. | |
| The EU said it feared that Hamas planned to tax electricity to raise money. | |
| But a senior Hamas politician, former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, denied that the movement had any such plans and said assurances had been sent to the EU. | |
| There are fears for supplies of clean water, after power cuts stopped operations at the Gaza water-treatment plant. | |
| Sniper rifles | |
| The Palestinian militants killed near Khan Younis were 600m away from the border fence with Israel when an aircraft fired a missile at them. | |
| An Israeli military statement said the aircraft fired on two attackers, but the army later said the Palestinian version, in which three were killed, appeared to be true. | An Israeli military statement said the aircraft fired on two attackers, but the army later said the Palestinian version, in which three were killed, appeared to be true. |
| The Israeli military said the men were going to fire on Israeli targets near the fence and that they belonged to a cell that had carried out such attacks in the past. | The Israeli military said the men were going to fire on Israeli targets near the fence and that they belonged to a cell that had carried out such attacks in the past. |
| Israeli troops later crossed the border into Gaza and found three sniper rifles near the men's bodies, the military added. | Israeli troops later crossed the border into Gaza and found three sniper rifles near the men's bodies, the military added. |
| Villagers later collected the bodies in blankets and took them to an ambulance in a nearby olive grove. | Villagers later collected the bodies in blankets and took them to an ambulance in a nearby olive grove. |
| The attack came as Palestinians buried six members of Hamas who were killed by an Israeli missile strike near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday. | The attack came as Palestinians buried six members of Hamas who were killed by an Israeli missile strike near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday. |
| The Israeli military said the militants had earlier fired several rockets into its western Negev region. | The Israeli military said the militants had earlier fired several rockets into its western Negev region. |