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| An Israeli airstrike has killed one Palestinian man and wounded two others in Gaza, two days after a ceasefire calmed a flare-up of violence. | An Israeli airstrike has killed one Palestinian man and wounded two others in Gaza, two days after a ceasefire calmed a flare-up of violence. |
| Israel said the man, named as Basel Ahmed, was preparing to launch rockets. | Israel said the man, named as Basel Ahmed, was preparing to launch rockets. |
| The Gaza border with Israel has seen some of the worst violence in recent months over the last week. | The Gaza border with Israel has seen some of the worst violence in recent months over the last week. |
| Israeli airstrikes have killed at least eight Palestinians, including a 14 year-old boy, while militants have fired over 130 rockets from Gaza. | |
| Friday's violence is the first incident since an Egypt-brokered ceasefire was put in place on Wednesday. | Friday's violence is the first incident since an Egypt-brokered ceasefire was put in place on Wednesday. |
| Hamas involvement | Hamas involvement |
| In a statement, the Israeli Defence Force said it had "targeted a terrorist squad during preparations to fire a rocket at Israel from the central Gaza Strip". | In a statement, the Israeli Defence Force said it had "targeted a terrorist squad during preparations to fire a rocket at Israel from the central Gaza Strip". |
| Initial reports suggested Mr Ahmed may have been from an Islamist Salafi militant group, but this has not been confirmed. | Initial reports suggested Mr Ahmed may have been from an Islamist Salafi militant group, but this has not been confirmed. |
| The latest clashes started with air strikes on Monday morning, just hours after gunmen from Sinai carried out an ambush along Israel's southern border with Egypt, killing an Israeli-Arab construction worker. | The latest clashes started with air strikes on Monday morning, just hours after gunmen from Sinai carried out an ambush along Israel's southern border with Egypt, killing an Israeli-Arab construction worker. |
| Escalations of violence like this happen every few months, but on this occasion the ruling Islamist group Hamas has admitted to carrying out some of the rocket attacks itself for the first time in a year. | Escalations of violence like this happen every few months, but on this occasion the ruling Islamist group Hamas has admitted to carrying out some of the rocket attacks itself for the first time in a year. |
| It has largely held back from carrying out itself since Israel's three week offensive in Gaza in 2008-2009, Operation Cast Lead. | It has largely held back from carrying out itself since Israel's three week offensive in Gaza in 2008-2009, Operation Cast Lead. |