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| 'Two militants' dead in Israel Gaza Strip air strike | 'Two militants' dead in Israel Gaza Strip air strike |
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| Two Palestinian militants have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli officials say. | Two Palestinian militants have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli officials say. |
| The Israeli army said that one of the dead was Ahmad Zaanin, a militant who fired rockets during the funeral of former PM Ariel Sharon last week. | The Israeli army said that one of the dead was Ahmad Zaanin, a militant who fired rockets during the funeral of former PM Ariel Sharon last week. |
| A Hamas radio station said the two men were members of Islamic Jihad. | A Hamas radio station said the two men were members of Islamic Jihad. |
| The Islamist group has been blamed by Israel for a recent surge in cross-border rocket attacks. | The Islamist group has been blamed by Israel for a recent surge in cross-border rocket attacks. |
| The Israeli military said the overnight strike in Gaza had been necessary "to eliminate an imminent threat to the lives of Israeli civilians". | The Israeli military said the overnight strike in Gaza had been necessary "to eliminate an imminent threat to the lives of Israeli civilians". |
| It said Mr Zaanin had been behind several recent rocket and shooting attacks in southern Israel. | It said Mr Zaanin had been behind several recent rocket and shooting attacks in southern Israel. |
| Locals in Gaza were reported by the Reuters news agency as saying that Mr Zaanin and another militant - a relative of him - had been sitting in a parked car when it was hit by a missile. | |
| There has been intermittent violence along the border since a ceasefire ended an eight-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza in November 2012. | There has been intermittent violence along the border since a ceasefire ended an eight-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza in November 2012. |
| Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005 under the orders of Mr Sharon. | Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005 under the orders of Mr Sharon. |