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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. | 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. | 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. | 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 more than 1,100 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. | |
| That invasion, Israel said, 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. |