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| 'Seven dead' in Israeli Gaza raid | 'Seven dead' in Israeli Gaza raid |
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| Seven Palestinians including a senior militant figure have been killed in clashes with Israel troops in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. | Seven Palestinians including a senior militant figure have been killed in clashes with Israel troops in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. |
| Local people in the northern town of Beit Hanoun say several men were gunned down during a mourning ceremony. | Local people in the northern town of Beit Hanoun say several men were gunned down during a mourning ceremony. |
| The Israeli army said 10 gunmen had been hit during exchanges of fire in north Gaza in an operation to stop militants firing rockets into Israel. | The Israeli army said 10 gunmen had been hit during exchanges of fire in north Gaza in an operation to stop militants firing rockets into Israel. |
| It denied operating in the town, but said it had been near Beit Lahiya. | It denied operating in the town, but said it had been near Beit Lahiya. |
| The Israeli army also denied Palestinian claims that the clashes had occurred during an undercover raid. | The Israeli army also denied Palestinian claims that the clashes had occurred during an undercover raid. |
| The incident came as Palestinians celebrated Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of Ramadan. | The incident came as Palestinians celebrated Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of Ramadan. |
| Missile fire | Missile fire |
| Local people in Beit Hanoun say the men who were gunned down were paying their respects to a militant who was shot recently by the Israelis. | Local people in Beit Hanoun say the men who were gunned down were paying their respects to a militant who was shot recently by the Israelis. |
| Among those who died in the burst of fire was a man named Ata Shinbari, a senior commander in a militant organisation called the Popular Resistance Committees, the group and witnesses said. | Among those who died in the burst of fire was a man named Ata Shinbari, a senior commander in a militant organisation called the Popular Resistance Committees, the group and witnesses said. |
| The group is heavily involved in launching crudely made rockets across Gaza's border into Israeli territory. | The group is heavily involved in launching crudely made rockets across Gaza's border into Israeli territory. |
| The militant groups often say that such missile fire is a response to Israeli army actions in occupied Palestinian territory. | The militant groups often say that such missile fire is a response to Israeli army actions in occupied Palestinian territory. |
| Mr Shinbari has been described as the man in charge of his organisation's activity in northern Gaza. | Mr Shinbari has been described as the man in charge of his organisation's activity in northern Gaza. |
| Palestinian sources say that his death was an assassination carried out by an Israeli undercover unit. | Palestinian sources say that his death was an assassination carried out by an Israeli undercover unit. |
| Violence between Israelis and Palestinians in recent weeks has been at its worst since June, when the Israelis launched an offensive to try to rescue a captured soldier. |