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| At least three Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a tunnel between Gaza and Egypt, Palestinian officials say. | At least three Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a tunnel between Gaza and Egypt, Palestinian officials say. |
| They said several others were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the southern border town of Rafah. | They said several others were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the southern border town of Rafah. |
| It follows a rocket attack from Gaza into southern Israel on Monday, in which an Israeli soldier was injured. | It follows a rocket attack from Gaza into southern Israel on Monday, in which an Israeli soldier was injured. |
| Tunnels from Egypt are used to smuggle weapons and goods into Gaza, which is under an Israeli-led blockade. | Tunnels from Egypt are used to smuggle weapons and goods into Gaza, which is under an Israeli-led blockade. |
| A Palestinian Health Ministry official, Dr Moaiya Hassanain, says the men caught in the tunnel were all smugglers. | |
| Rescue services were reported to be digging through the rubble at the site of the attack to try to find any more casualties. | |
| The Israeli military say the air force struck the tunnel in retaliation for Monday's cross-border mortar attack. | |
| The border between Gaza and Israel has been largely quiet since a ceasefire agreed between Hamas and the Israeli government in January, which ended 22 days of fighting. |