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| Gaza strike kills Hamas militants | Gaza strike kills Hamas militants |
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| Four members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, have been killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Hamas and medical sources say. | Four members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, have been killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Hamas and medical sources say. |
| The four were travelling in a vehicle that was hit by a missile. A local commander of Hamas' military wing was reportedly among the casualties. | The four were travelling in a vehicle that was hit by a missile. A local commander of Hamas' military wing was reportedly among the casualties. |
| Israeli troops are also continuing their operation in the northern Gaza city of Beit Hanoun. | Israeli troops are also continuing their operation in the northern Gaza city of Beit Hanoun. |
| Tanks surrounded a mosque where more than 60 men fled from Israeli troops. | Tanks surrounded a mosque where more than 60 men fled from Israeli troops. |
| Witnesses said bulldozers demolished a wall as the Israelis tried to force those inside to surrender. | Witnesses said bulldozers demolished a wall as the Israelis tried to force those inside to surrender. |
| The operation - now in its third day - is one of biggest Israeli incursion in Gaza in recent months. The army says it is aimed at stopping rocket fire into Israel. | The operation - now in its third day - is one of biggest Israeli incursion in Gaza in recent months. The army says it is aimed at stopping rocket fire into Israel. |
| On Thursday, seven Palestinians been killed in northern Gaza on the second day of a major Israeli operation | On Thursday, seven Palestinians been killed in northern Gaza on the second day of a major Israeli operation |
| The Israeli army confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed on Wednesday. | The Israeli army confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed on Wednesday. |
| Both the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, have described the Israeli military action as a massacre. | Both the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, have described the Israeli military action as a massacre. |
| Israeli forces have made regular incursions into Gaza since late June, following the capture of an Israeli soldier on 25 June in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants. | Israeli forces have made regular incursions into Gaza since late June, following the capture of an Israeli soldier on 25 June in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants. |
| Since the capture of Cpl Gilad Shalit, more than 300 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli army operations in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. | Since the capture of Cpl Gilad Shalit, more than 300 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli army operations in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. |