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Israel has carried out an air strike in Gaza, hours after a bomb attack killed one Israeli soldier and wounded three others near the Gaza border.Israel has carried out an air strike in Gaza, hours after a bomb attack killed one Israeli soldier and wounded three others near the Gaza border.
A Hamas militant is reported to have been wounded in the air strike in southern Gaza. The air strike in southern Gaza wounded two people, including a Hamas militant, Palestinian sources say.
Israeli troops also entered the Strip following the bomb attack, and one Palestinian was killed, medics said. It was Israel's first air strike since it ended its offensive against Hamas and both sides called a ceasefire.
It is the worst violence since Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza ended with both sides declaring ceasefires. Israeli troops also entered the Gaza Strip after the bomb attack, killing one Palestinian, medics said.
No group has said it carried out Tuesday's bomb attack on an Israeli patrol near the border crossing of Kissufim. No group has said it carried out Tuesday's bombing on an Israeli patrol near the border crossing of Kissufim.
One Israeli officer was badly wounded in the explosion and the other soldiers were lightly wounded, an army spokesman said.One Israeli officer was badly wounded in the explosion and the other soldiers were lightly wounded, an army spokesman said.
Palestinian residents of Kissufim said they could hear Israeli helicopters circling overhead and the sound of heavy gunfire.Palestinian residents of Kissufim said they could hear Israeli helicopters circling overhead and the sound of heavy gunfire.
Medics in Gaza said a Palestinian farmer was killed by gunfire.Medics in Gaza said a Palestinian farmer was killed by gunfire.
The Associated Press news agency quotes Hamas as saying one of its members was wounded in the subsequent air strike in the town of Khan Younis near Rafah. Two people were wounded in the subsequent air strike in the town of Khan Younis near Rafah.
Other reports say two people were wounded in the strike. Hospital sources say one was a member of Hamas' Popular Resistance Committee who was on a motorbike at the time, and the other was a passer-by.
The violence comes as US President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, arrives in the region to seek a more permanent truce. US visit
Israel has closed border crossings into Gaza because of the attack on the patrol, Israeli officials said, stopping the flow of aid supplies to Gaza's 1.5 million residents.Israel has closed border crossings into Gaza because of the attack on the patrol, Israeli officials said, stopping the flow of aid supplies to Gaza's 1.5 million residents.
Aid agencies have been struggling to meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of displaced, homeless and injured people in Gaza.Aid agencies have been struggling to meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of displaced, homeless and injured people in Gaza.
Last month Israel launched a 22-day offensive against Hamas, in a effort to stop rocket attacks on its territory.
There has been Israeli artillery and naval fire against Gaza targets since the ceasefires were announced earlier this month.
The fresh violence comes as US President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, arrives in the region to seek a more permanent truce.
He will hold talks with Egyptian officials, who have been mediating between Israel and Hamas, before travelling on to Jerusalem and Ramallah