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| Israel army 'kills four' in Gaza | |
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| At least four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian security and medical officials say. | |
| They say more than 30 people were wounded during gun battles with Israeli troops moving on the town of Beit Hanoun and in Israeli air strikes. | |
| The Israeli army said the strikes targeted a group of armed men planting a mine and a gunman approaching troops. | |
| It also confirmed that there was a ground operation in northern Gaza. | |
| There were heavy exchanges of fire between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli troops who entered the town in armoured vehicles overnight, reports say. | |
| The Israeli army said its military operation in Beit Hanoun was continuing. | |
| Israeli security officials are to meet on Wednesday morning to discuss expanding operations in the Gaza Strip, the office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. | |
| On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed two Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in a clash with Israeli troops in the south near Khan Younis. |