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At least five people, including four children, have been killed during Israeli military operations in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics have said. At least five people, including four young children, have been killed in an Israeli missile strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics have said.
Several others were wounded, at least one critically, when a tank shell hit a house in the town of Beit Hanoun, not far from the border, they added. Several others were wounded, including their mother, when the missile struck their house in the town of Beit Hanoun, not far from the border.
The Israeli military said there had been no tank-fire in the area, but that aircraft had attacked some armed men. The Israeli military said its aircraft had attacked a group of armed men threatening an army patrol in the area.
The area is often used by Palestinian militants to launch rockets at Israel.The area is often used by Palestinian militants to launch rockets at Israel.
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants on Sunday in nearby Beit Lahiya left a 14-year-old girl dead and eight injured.
On Friday, the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, proposed a six-month "period of quiet" in Gaza, which it said could then be extended to the West Bank.
The Israeli government dismissed the proposal as a ruse to allow Hamas to "re-arm and re-group".