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| Gaza gunmen killed in Israel raid | |
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| At least three Palestinian militants have been killed by Israeli forces battling gunmen inside the Gaza Strip. | |
| The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an operation between the Maghazi refugee camp and the Israeli-Gaza border. | The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an operation between the Maghazi refugee camp and the Israeli-Gaza border. |
| It said it fired on a group of gunmen, thought to belong to Islamic Jihad, killing two and wounding others. | It said it fired on a group of gunmen, thought to belong to Islamic Jihad, killing two and wounding others. |
| Israel claimed to have killed at least eight gunmen in several clashes, but Palestinians confirmed fewer deaths. | |
| Earlier this week Israel launched air strikes at Gaza, killing at least 12 people, including a senior militant. | Earlier this week Israel launched air strikes at Gaza, killing at least 12 people, including a senior militant. |
| Israel accused Majed Harazin of leading rocket and mortar attacks against its territory. He has been reported to be the most senior militant to be killed in a year. | Israel accused Majed Harazin of leading rocket and mortar attacks against its territory. He has been reported to be the most senior militant to be killed in a year. |
| Rocket attacks | |
| Israel says its aerial and ground operations are aimed at halting the regular firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. | Israel says its aerial and ground operations are aimed at halting the regular firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. |
| It described the latest incursion as "a routine operation against terrorist threats". | It described the latest incursion as "a routine operation against terrorist threats". |
| The operation began in the early hours, and clashes erupted among orange orchards near Maghazi, a local man said. | The operation began in the early hours, and clashes erupted among orange orchards near Maghazi, a local man said. |
| Some witnesses said as many as four people were shot dead by Israeli forces, but there has been no confirmation of this. | Some witnesses said as many as four people were shot dead by Israeli forces, but there has been no confirmation of this. |
| Meanwhile several rockets were fired across the border from Gaza, at least one of which landed in the grounds of a school in the Israeli town of Sderot. | Meanwhile several rockets were fired across the border from Gaza, at least one of which landed in the grounds of a school in the Israeli town of Sderot. |
| A number of children were treated for shock, and parents arrived promptly to take their children home. | A number of children were treated for shock, and parents arrived promptly to take their children home. |