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Gaza gunmen killed in Israel raid Seven gunmen killed in Gaza raid
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At least three Palestinian militants have been killed by Israeli forces battling gunmen inside the Gaza Strip. Seven Palestinian militants have been killed and three Israeli soldiers wounded in fierce clashes near a refugee camp inside Gaza.
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an operation between the Maghazi refugee camp and the Israeli-Gaza border. The Israeli military said it had mounted a raid between the Maghazi camp and the Israeli-Gaza border to stop the firing of rockets into southern Israel.
It said it fired on a group of gunmen, thought to belong to Islamic Jihad, killing two and wounding others. Militants from Hamas's military wing and Islamic Jihad are among the dead.
Israel claimed to have killed at least eight gunmen in several clashes, but Palestinians confirmed fewer deaths. Hours later several rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, one landing close to a primary school.
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.
Orchard battle
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 Pupils were treated for shock after a rocket landed near their school
Israel says its aerial and ground operations are aimed at halting the regular firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. Israel described the latest incursion as "a routine operation against terrorist threats".
It described the latest incursion as "a routine operation against terrorist threats". Its troops, backed by tanks and helicopters, advanced nearly 1km (half-a-mile) into the Gaza Strip early on Thursday morning.
The operation began in the early hours, and clashes erupted among orange orchards near Maghazi, a local man said. 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. Several Palestinians were wounded, including a Reuters television soundman and a Hamas cameraman.
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. Later on Thursday several rockets were fired across the border from Gaza.
A number of children were treated for shock, and parents arrived promptly to take their children home. At least one of the missiles landed in the grounds of a primary school in the Israeli town of Sderot and a number of children were treated for shock.