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| Air strike kills Gaza militants | Air strike kills Gaza militants |
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| Three Palestinians militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike, Palestinian medics say. | Three Palestinians militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike, Palestinian medics say. |
| The three gunmen belonged to the Islamic Jihad group and were in a field often used to launch rockets into Israel, they said. | The three gunmen belonged to the Islamic Jihad group and were in a field often used to launch rockets into Israel, they said. |
| An Israeli military spokesman said one of their aircraft had carried out the strike in the Gaza Strip. | An Israeli military spokesman said one of their aircraft had carried out the strike in the Gaza Strip. |
| It came after three Palestinians were killed early on Friday by air raids in response to rocket attacks from Gaza. | It came after three Palestinians were killed early on Friday by air raids in response to rocket attacks from Gaza. |
| After Sunday's attack, the Israeli military said the group was hit as they "were preparing to fire rockets into Israel." | |
| "We won't tolerate the firing of rockets into Israel and we will respond harshly as we did now," a military spokesman told AFP news agency. | |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that there had been 20 mortar bombs and rockets from the Gaza Strip last week. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that there had been 20 mortar bombs and rockets from the Gaza Strip last week. |
| He vowed an "immediate and powerful response" to future attacks, Reuters news agency reported. | He vowed an "immediate and powerful response" to future attacks, Reuters news agency reported. |