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| A powerful explosion by a beach in the Gaza Strip has killed at least three Palestinians, including a young girl, Hamas officials and medics say. | A powerful explosion by a beach in the Gaza Strip has killed at least three Palestinians, including a young girl, Hamas officials and medics say. |
| At least 20 people were reportedly injured by the blast, which destroyed a car close to the coast in Gaza City. | At least 20 people were reportedly injured by the blast, which destroyed a car close to the coast in Gaza City. |
| Reports said the blast was the third in Gaza on Friday. Violence in the area has fallen since the militant group Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. | Reports said the blast was the third in Gaza on Friday. Violence in the area has fallen since the militant group Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. |
| Unconfirmed reports said the men killed were Hamas fighters. | |
| The series of bombings amounted to one of the most serious outbreaks of deadly violence since Hamas took power. | The series of bombings amounted to one of the most serious outbreaks of deadly violence since Hamas took power. |
| Mysterious blasts | Mysterious blasts |
| Earlier on Friday, a bombing outside a cafe in Gaza City killed one person and injured four others, Palestinian police reported. | Earlier on Friday, a bombing outside a cafe in Gaza City killed one person and injured four others, Palestinian police reported. |
| There have been a number of attacks on cafes in the Gaza StripThe blast, just after midnight local time, caused extensive damage. | There have been a number of attacks on cafes in the Gaza StripThe blast, just after midnight local time, caused extensive damage. |
| It was unclear why the area was bombed, but there have been attacks on internet cafes, music shops and Christian institutions in Gaza in recent months. | It was unclear why the area was bombed, but there have been attacks on internet cafes, music shops and Christian institutions in Gaza in recent months. |
| Police also reported a bombing near the home of Marwan Abu Ras, a Hamas official who issues fatwas, or religious edicts, in Gaza. No-one was injured. | Police also reported a bombing near the home of Marwan Abu Ras, a Hamas official who issues fatwas, or religious edicts, in Gaza. No-one was injured. |
| The militant Hamas movement seized control of Gaza by force more than a year ago from the Fatah movement of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority. | The militant Hamas movement seized control of Gaza by force more than a year ago from the Fatah movement of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority. |