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| Militant dead in major Gaza raid | Militant dead in major Gaza raid |
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| Israeli troops have launched a major raid on a militant stronghold in Gaza, killing a local Hamas leader. | Israeli troops have launched a major raid on a militant stronghold in Gaza, killing a local Hamas leader. |
| Troops and tanks took part in the operation in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, which led to a gun battle with militants. | Troops and tanks took part in the operation in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, which led to a gun battle with militants. |
| Palestinian officials said an elderly woman also died in the fighting. | Palestinian officials said an elderly woman also died in the fighting. |
| The Israeli military frequently launches raids in Gaza, in attempts to stop rocket fire into Israel from Palestinian militants. | The Israeli military frequently launches raids in Gaza, in attempts to stop rocket fire into Israel from Palestinian militants. |
| An Israeli man was seriously injured in a rocket attack early on Monday in an industrial zone near the town of Sderot, Israeli officials said. | |
| Surrender call | |
| A column of Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles entered Zeitoun on Tuesday morning, as troops took up sniper positions on rooftops. | |
| The home of Hamas commander Wael Hassanin was stormed as troops called for him and his brother Ibrahim to surrender. | |
| Mr Hassanin died in the ensuing fighting. Witnesses say his brother was arrested. | |
| Earlier, a separate Israeli missile strike in Gaza killed two Palestinian militants and injured at least four other people. | |
| The militants - from an armed faction of Hamas - died when an Israeli aircraft targeted their car in Gaza City. |