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| Israeli helicopters fired at least two missiles into the northern Gaza Strip early on Saturday. | Israeli helicopters fired at least two missiles into the northern Gaza Strip early on Saturday. |
| Residents said the missiles targeted militants near the Jabaliya refugee camp, in what they called the worst incident since last November's truce. | |
| An Israeli army spokesman told Reuters news agency the helicopters opened fired after identifying "suspicious movements" near the border fence. | An Israeli army spokesman told Reuters news agency the helicopters opened fired after identifying "suspicious movements" near the border fence. |
| Three Palestinians were injured, local sources told the Associated Press. | |
| Islamic Jihad said its militants and others from another group were mounting an operation near the border when Israel fired the missiles. | |
| A ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Palestinian groups five months ago, but there have been cross-border incidents since then. On Wednesday, an armed Palestinian was shot dead near the border by an Israeli patrol. | |
| Earlier this week, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz gave the army permission to carry out limited strikes against Palestinian militants accused of continuing to fire rockets into Israel. | |
| Israeli security sources say that Palestinian militants are trying to upgrade their weapons facilities near the border between Gaza and Israel, in order to prepare for future confrontations. |