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Israelis shoot dead armed woman | |
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Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian woman who fired on a police base in southern Israel, officials say, in the second fatal clash within hours. | |
No Israelis were reported hurt in the incident, near the town of Beersheba. | |
The woman's death came hours after two Palestinian militants were shot and killed by Israeli troops as they approached Gaza's border with Israel. | |
Palestinian emergency service workers said they had recovered two bodies from the scene and taken them to hospital. | Palestinian emergency service workers said they had recovered two bodies from the scene and taken them to hospital. |
One of the militants was reportedly a member of Islamic Jihad while the other belonged to a renegade militant group. | One of the militants was reportedly a member of Islamic Jihad while the other belonged to a renegade militant group. |
Both Israel and the main Palestinian militant group in Gaza, Hamas, declared unilateral truces following Israel's three-week Gaza offensive on 17 January that killed 13 Israelis and more than 1,100 Palestinians. | Both Israel and the main Palestinian militant group in Gaza, Hamas, declared unilateral truces following Israel's three-week Gaza offensive on 17 January that killed 13 Israelis and more than 1,100 Palestinians. |
That invasion was meant to stop rocket attacks from the coastal enclave on nearby Israeli communities. | That invasion was meant to stop rocket attacks from the coastal enclave on nearby Israeli communities. |
But dozens of rocket strikes and other attacks from Gaza have been reported since then, apparently involving smaller militant groups. | But dozens of rocket strikes and other attacks from Gaza have been reported since then, apparently involving smaller militant groups. |
Israel has responded with air strikes. | Israel has responded with air strikes. |