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Gaza militant dies in air strike | Gaza militant dies in air strike |
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An Israeli air strike has killed one Palestinian militant and injured three others in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli officials say. | An Israeli air strike has killed one Palestinian militant and injured three others in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli officials say. |
They said the attack was carried out near the southern town of Khan Younis. | They said the attack was carried out near the southern town of Khan Younis. |
Israel's military and Palestinian medics say the targeted men were from the Popular Resistance Committee group. | Israel's military and Palestinian medics say the targeted men were from the Popular Resistance Committee group. |
The death was the first of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year. Israeli raids killed six suspected militants in Gaza and the West Bank last month. | The death was the first of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year. Israeli raids killed six suspected militants in Gaza and the West Bank last month. |
There has been a sharp drop in the number of rockets being fired out of Gaza into Israel since Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza in 2008. | There has been a sharp drop in the number of rockets being fired out of Gaza into Israel since Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza in 2008. |
But in recent weeks the number of rocket attacks has increased, as has the frequency of Israeli air strikes, the BBC's Jon Donnison in Ramallah reports. | But in recent weeks the number of rocket attacks has increased, as has the frequency of Israeli air strikes, the BBC's Jon Donnison in Ramallah reports. |
The Popular Resistance Committee group apparently targeted in Tuesday's strike has close ties to Hamas, the Palestinian faction which runs the Gaza Strip, our correspondent adds. | The Popular Resistance Committee group apparently targeted in Tuesday's strike has close ties to Hamas, the Palestinian faction which runs the Gaza Strip, our correspondent adds. |