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| Fierce Gaza clashes break out | Fierce Gaza clashes break out |
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| Reports from Gaza say fierce fighting has broken out between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen near the Kissufim border crossing. | Reports from Gaza say fierce fighting has broken out between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen near the Kissufim border crossing. |
| The Israeli army has confirmed that one soldier was killed and another injured when a blast destroyed their jeep. | |
| Israeli tanks were rushed to the area helicopters landed to evacuate the wounded, eyewitnesses say. | Israeli tanks were rushed to the area helicopters landed to evacuate the wounded, eyewitnesses say. |
| The clashes come three days after Israel ended a major offensive in which more than 120 Palestinians were killed. | |
| The Israelis say the incursion was aimed at stopping rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian militants. | |
| Two Israeli soldiers and an Israeli civilian were also killed over the same period. | Two Israeli soldiers and an Israeli civilian were also killed over the same period. |
| There have been sporadic clashed since. | There have been sporadic clashed since. |