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| Israel soldier dies in Gaza clash | Israel soldier dies in Gaza clash |
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| Palestinian militants say they have killed an Israeli soldier and injured others in an ambush in the Gaza Strip. | Palestinian militants say they have killed an Israeli soldier and injured others in an ambush in the Gaza Strip. |
| The Israeli army have confirmed that a soldier was killed in a clash Gaza. | The Israeli army have confirmed that a soldier was killed in a clash Gaza. |
| The clash took place near the Kissufim crossing with Israel in central Gaza during an Israeli military incursion. | The clash took place near the Kissufim crossing with Israel in central Gaza during an Israeli military incursion. |
| A joint statement by Hamas' military wing and the Popular Resistance Committees said the ambush occurred just 500m inside Gaza. | A joint statement by Hamas' military wing and the Popular Resistance Committees said the ambush occurred just 500m inside Gaza. |
| The militant groups say that they have captured the dead soldier's weapon. | The militant groups say that they have captured the dead soldier's weapon. |
| Israeli forces have carried out many incursions and air strikes on Gaza since the capture in late June of Israeli Cpl Gilad Shalit in a cross border raid by Palestinian militants. | Israeli forces have carried out many incursions and air strikes on Gaza since the capture in late June of Israeli Cpl Gilad Shalit in a cross border raid by Palestinian militants. |
| Gaza sealed | Gaza sealed |
| The Israeli soldier is the second to die in Gaza since the capture of Cpl Shalit. The other soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident. | The Israeli soldier is the second to die in Gaza since the capture of Cpl Shalit. The other soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident. |
| Over this period, Gaza has been largely sealed off. A senior US official recently warned that living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza have reached breaking point. | Over this period, Gaza has been largely sealed off. A senior US official recently warned that living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza have reached breaking point. |
| Israel says the campaign in Gaza aims to secure the release of its soldier and stop militants from firing rocket in Israel. | Israel says the campaign in Gaza aims to secure the release of its soldier and stop militants from firing rocket in Israel. |
| The Palestinian militant groups say that their attacks are a response to Israeli air strikes, raids, arrests and killings, both in Gaza and the West Bank. | The Palestinian militant groups say that their attacks are a response to Israeli air strikes, raids, arrests and killings, both in Gaza and the West Bank. |
| Between the end of June and the end of August, Israeli security forces killed 226 Palestinians, 54 of them minors, in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Human rights group, B'Tselem has reported. | Between the end of June and the end of August, Israeli security forces killed 226 Palestinians, 54 of them minors, in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Human rights group, B'Tselem has reported. |
| The group says 114 of these were not taking part in any hostilities when killed, and 46 of them were minors. | The group says 114 of these were not taking part in any hostilities when killed, and 46 of them were minors. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, an Israeli air strike destroyed the two-floor home in central Gaza. No-one was injured. | |
| The building belonged to a senior security official in the Palestinian Authority's interior ministry. | |
| An Israeli army spokesman said the house was targeted because it was being used to store weapons. |