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Gaza international school bombed Palestinian militants shot dead
(about 2 hours later)
Masked gunmen have detonated explosives at the American International School in Gaza, causing damage but no casualties, Palestinian security officials say. Three Palestinian militants have been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank, local officials have said.
The attack happened before the start of school when the buildings were empty. Two members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and one Islamic Jihad member were killed when their car was fired on in the city of Jenin, the sources said.
The Israeli army confirmed an undercover unit had fired on the car and had hit three men.
Separately, a Palestinian policeman was shot dead by Israeli troops near Jenin, Palestinian sources said.
In Gaza, masked gunmen detonated explosives at the American International School in Gaza but no-one was hurt.
Overpowered
The two members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades who died in Jenin were named as Abbas al-Damaj and Ahmad Ayassa.
Militants attacked the private school in Gaza before dawnSaeb Erekat, a key aide to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the violence.
"This undermines our efforts to bring about a cessation of hostilities. As such, I believe this is very, very bad," he said.
Israel and Palestinian militants have observed a truce since November, although Israel has launched some raids, and militants in Gaza have fired some rockets into Israel.
The policeman who died, Mohammed Abed, was watching an Israeli operation in the village of Kafr Dan from a roof when he was shot, Palestinian security forces said.
The Israeli army said its soldiers had been under attack during the operation and had fired on a man armed with a rifle.
In the Gaza school attack, the explosives were detonated before the start of school, when the buildings were empty.
Several security guards at the site were overpowered but were not harmed by the attackers.Several security guards at the site were overpowered but were not harmed by the attackers.
The school is part of an association of American schools in the Middle East, but US embassy officials say it has no connection with the US government.The school is part of an association of American schools in the Middle East, but US embassy officials say it has no connection with the US government.
Foreign teachers at the private school, which has 150 pupils, left last year after two of them, the Dutch head teacher and an Australian teacher, were briefly kidnapped by Palestinian militants in March 2006. The militants also stole computers and other equipment before making their escape
Defiance
The school, located at the northern end of Gaza City, was attacked by the unknown militants at about 0500 (0200 GMT) on Saturday.
The assailants overpowered and tied up the guards and then detonated a series of bombs in various locations around the school causing extensive damage.
The militants also stole computers and other equipment before making their escape.
The current school head, Dr Iyad Saraj, said whoever was behind the attack was an "enemy of the Palestinian people".
He vowed that the attack would not prevent the school from continuing in its efforts to educate.
"We will continue teaching in our school even if we have to do so under canvas," he said.