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| Hamas says Israeli air strike kills Gaza militants | |
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| The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas says six of its fighters have died in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza strip. | |
| If confirmed it would be the deadliest attack on the group since an eight-day conflict with Israel in 2012. | |
| Two more militants died earlier in Israeli air strikes in response to at least 20 rocket attacks from Gaza. | |
| Tensions in the region are high following the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair. | |
| Police believe there was a nationalist motive to his killing, which followed the murder of three Israeli teenagers. Israeli police have arrested six Jewish suspects. | |
| Emergency services in Gaza have confirmed only two deaths from the air strike in the southern town of Rafah but four others are believed to be buried under the collapsed site. | |
| Earlier, two other Palestinian militants were killed in a separate air attack near a refugee camp in central Gaza. | |
| The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to rocket attacks against southern Israel and targeted "terror" sites and concealed rocket launchers. | |
| There have been days of tit-for-tat strikes across the Gaza border. | There have been days of tit-for-tat strikes across the Gaza border. |
| Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to bring to justice the killers of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdair. | |
| His funeral in East Jerusalem on Friday triggered repeated clashes between police and Palestinian youths there and in Arab-Israeli towns in the north of Israel. | |
| Earlier in the week, the three Israeli teenagers Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer - both 16 years old - and Eyal Yifrach, 19 were buried. They were abducted while hitch-hiking in the West Bank and their bodies were found last Monday. | Earlier in the week, the three Israeli teenagers Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer - both 16 years old - and Eyal Yifrach, 19 were buried. They were abducted while hitch-hiking in the West Bank and their bodies were found last Monday. |
| "We will not allow extremists, it doesn't matter from which side, to inflame the region and cause bloodshed," Mr Netanyahu said in a televised statement, after the suspects in the Khdair killing had been arrested. | "We will not allow extremists, it doesn't matter from which side, to inflame the region and cause bloodshed," Mr Netanyahu said in a televised statement, after the suspects in the Khdair killing had been arrested. |
| "Murder is murder, incitement is incitement, and we will respond aggressively to both." | "Murder is murder, incitement is incitement, and we will respond aggressively to both." |
| Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said her department was investigating some of the anti-Arab incitement seen on social media last week. | Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said her department was investigating some of the anti-Arab incitement seen on social media last week. |
| "These things need to be cut when they are small," she told Channel 2 TV. "At this moment, everybody's job should be to lower the flames." | "These things need to be cut when they are small," she told Channel 2 TV. "At this moment, everybody's job should be to lower the flames." |
| Israeli cabinet minister Jacob Peri, a former head of the Shin Bet security agency, said he had met Arab leaders in northern Israel to calm tensions. | Israeli cabinet minister Jacob Peri, a former head of the Shin Bet security agency, said he had met Arab leaders in northern Israel to calm tensions. |
| President Shimon Peres is also said to have been in contact with Arab leaders. | President Shimon Peres is also said to have been in contact with Arab leaders. |
| Israeli officials said the six suspects remained in custody and were being interrogated. | Israeli officials said the six suspects remained in custody and were being interrogated. |
| They were described as young males, including some minors, all of whom live in the Jerusalem area. | They were described as young males, including some minors, all of whom live in the Jerusalem area. |
| About 50 people have been arrested in protests following Mohammed Abu Khdair's death, officials say. | About 50 people have been arrested in protests following Mohammed Abu Khdair's death, officials say. |
| Among them was the victim's 15-year-old cousin - a US citizen - whose family says he was beaten by Israeli security forces. | Among them was the victim's 15-year-old cousin - a US citizen - whose family says he was beaten by Israeli security forces. |
| The US State Department said it was "profoundly troubled" by the reports and Israel's justice ministry has launched an investigation. | The US State Department said it was "profoundly troubled" by the reports and Israel's justice ministry has launched an investigation. |
| The boy, Tariq Khdair, who attends a school in Florida, was bailed after appearing in court on Sunday, accused of attacking police officers during the unrest. | The boy, Tariq Khdair, who attends a school in Florida, was bailed after appearing in court on Sunday, accused of attacking police officers during the unrest. |
| His parents deny that he was involved in the riots. | His parents deny that he was involved in the riots. |
| Mohammad Abu Khdair was abducted on Wednesday morning and found dead hours later. He had reportedly been burnt to death. | Mohammad Abu Khdair was abducted on Wednesday morning and found dead hours later. He had reportedly been burnt to death. |
| Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share? Please send us your comments. You can email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line 'Gaza'. |