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| Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli | Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli |
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| A mortar attack fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip has killed an Israeli, police and medics have said. | A mortar attack fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip has killed an Israeli, police and medics have said. |
| The victim was hit in the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, near the border with Gaza. | The victim was hit in the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, near the border with Gaza. |
| Palestinian militants frequently fire rockets and mortars at Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attacks often provoke retaliation by the Israeli military. | Palestinian militants frequently fire rockets and mortars at Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attacks often provoke retaliation by the Israeli military. |
| Earlier on Friday, medical workers said they had found the body of a Palestinian woman killed in fighting between Palestinians and Israelis. | |
| Palestinian witnesses said the woman died after her house in southern Gaza was shelled by an Israeli tank. | |
| The Israeli army has not commented, but said earlier its operation had targeted Palestinian militants. | |
| Hamas claim | |
| The Gaza Strip has been controlled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas since last June when they ousted their rivals from the Fatah movement. | The Gaza Strip has been controlled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas since last June when they ousted their rivals from the Fatah movement. |
| Three people were wounded by the mortar attack on Kfar Aza, officials said. | |
| Hamas claimed the attack, the Associated Press news agency said, citing a radio station run by the militants. | Hamas claimed the attack, the Associated Press news agency said, citing a radio station run by the militants. |
| David Baker, a spokesman for the Israeli government, said Hamas was responsible for all hostile fire into Israel. | David Baker, a spokesman for the Israeli government, said Hamas was responsible for all hostile fire into Israel. |
| "We hold it accountable for today's attack and the murder of our civilians," he said. | "We hold it accountable for today's attack and the murder of our civilians," he said. |