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| Gaza militant killed near Rafah | Gaza militant killed near Rafah |
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| Israeli troops have killed an armed Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip, near the border fence east of Rafah. | Israeli troops have killed an armed Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip, near the border fence east of Rafah. |
| The militant group al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party, said one of its members had died. | The militant group al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party, said one of its members had died. |
| The killing refocuses attention on the Israeli border 10 days after Gaza's Egypt border was breached by militants. | The killing refocuses attention on the Israeli border 10 days after Gaza's Egypt border was breached by militants. |
| Cairo has hosted talks with Mr Abbas and Gaza's de facto rulers, Hamas, but failed to get them to work together. | Cairo has hosted talks with Mr Abbas and Gaza's de facto rulers, Hamas, but failed to get them to work together. |
| Clashes have been common between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants and rocket launchers near the Israel-Gaza border, with dozens of militants, and some civilians, killed in recent months. | Clashes have been common between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants and rocket launchers near the Israel-Gaza border, with dozens of militants, and some civilians, killed in recent months. |
| Map of the Egypt-Gaza border area | Map of the Egypt-Gaza border area |
| Al-Aqsa Martyrs members said the Israeli army prevented Palestinian ambulances from reaching the scene of the incident. | Al-Aqsa Martyrs members said the Israeli army prevented Palestinian ambulances from reaching the scene of the incident. |
| Rare visit | Rare visit |
| Mr Abbas left Cairo for the West Bank shortly after meeting President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, saying there would be no talks with Hamas unless they reversed their "coup" in Gaza. | Mr Abbas left Cairo for the West Bank shortly after meeting President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, saying there would be no talks with Hamas unless they reversed their "coup" in Gaza. |
| GAZA BLOCKADE 17 January: Israel seals border following rise in rocket attacks20 January: Gaza's only power plant shuts down22 January: Israel eases restrictions23 January: Border wall breached27 January: Hamas asked to talks in Cairo, after it fails to reseal border Profile: Gaza StripIsrael torn over Gaza role class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7209840.stm">Timeline: Gaza blockade Egypt had also invited a delegation of senior Hamas officials, including Damascus-based leader Khaled Meshal, to Cairo. | |
| Mr Meshal arrived in Cairo for a rare visit just after midnight. Reports say he is expected to hold talks with Mr Mubarak on Thursday. | Mr Meshal arrived in Cairo for a rare visit just after midnight. Reports say he is expected to hold talks with Mr Mubarak on Thursday. |
| Tens of thousands of Palestinians have crossed the border into Egypt at Rafah, to stock up on food, fuel and other supplies since the border was open last Tuesday. | Tens of thousands of Palestinians have crossed the border into Egypt at Rafah, to stock up on food, fuel and other supplies since the border was open last Tuesday. |
| Wary of popular feelings at home, Egypt troops have avoided any harsh crackdowns on the border, despite strong pressure from Israel which is worried about arms smuggling. | Wary of popular feelings at home, Egypt troops have avoided any harsh crackdowns on the border, despite strong pressure from Israel which is worried about arms smuggling. |
| Until last week's unprecedented break-out, Cairo had firmly backed Mr Abbas and shunned Hamas, but correspondents say the new situation in Gaza has forced Egypt to rethink its position and engage with Hamas. | Until last week's unprecedented break-out, Cairo had firmly backed Mr Abbas and shunned Hamas, but correspondents say the new situation in Gaza has forced Egypt to rethink its position and engage with Hamas. |
| The Gaza Strip has been under an almost total blockade since Hamas ousted Fatah forces in Gaza last June. | The Gaza Strip has been under an almost total blockade since Hamas ousted Fatah forces in Gaza last June. |
| On Wednesday, Israel's supreme court upheld the cabinet's decision to reduce fuel and electricity supplies to Gaza in response to continued Palestinian militant rocket fire into Israel. | On Wednesday, Israel's supreme court upheld the cabinet's decision to reduce fuel and electricity supplies to Gaza in response to continued Palestinian militant rocket fire into Israel. |
| The Israeli measure, which it later partially eased, was followed by the breaching of the Gaza-Egyptian border. | The Israeli measure, which it later partially eased, was followed by the breaching of the Gaza-Egyptian border. |
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