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| At least one Palestinian gunman has been killed in clashes between Israeli troops and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say. | At least one Palestinian gunman has been killed in clashes between Israeli troops and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say. |
| The fighting came during Israel's first incursion into the Gaza Strip since a truce was agreed in June. | The fighting came during Israel's first incursion into the Gaza Strip since a truce was agreed in June. |
| Israel said its troops had uncovered a tunnel along central Gaza's frontier which had been dug by militants intending to abduct Israeli soldiers. | |
| The gun battle ensued after troops were sent to thwart the threat, Israel said. | The gun battle ensued after troops were sent to thwart the threat, Israel said. |
| The clashes broke out after Israeli troops "raided east of central Gaza Strip" near el-Bureij refugee camp, said a statement from Hamas, which controls the coastal enclave. | |
| El-Bureij residents reported seeing Israeli soldiers 300m inside the strip. | |
| Palestinian witnesses said a missile fired from an unmanned Israeli drone flying over the area had injured three gunmen. | |
| Rights violation | |
| A truce between the two sides had held since it was declared on 19 June. Gaza residents 'terribly trapped' | |
| Israel said Tuesday's raid was not a violation of the ceasefire, but rather a legitimate step to remove an immediate threat. | |
| Israel tightened a blockade on Gaza after Hamas took control there in June 2007. | |
| Israel said the blockade, under which it has allowed little more than basic humanitarian aid into Gaza, was needed to isolate the militant group and stop it and other militants from firing rockets into Israel. | |
| But a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said earlier she had been taken aback by the "terrible" conditions in Gaza during a recent visit. | |
| Mary Robinson told the BBC it was "almost unbelievable" the world did not care about what she called "a shocking violation of so many human rights". |