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| Two Hamas members killed in Gaza | Two Hamas members killed in Gaza |
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| Israeli soldiers have killed two Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. | Israeli soldiers have killed two Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. |
| Palestinian medics said the two men were killed near the electric fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, near the town of Beit Lahiya. | Palestinian medics said the two men were killed near the electric fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, near the town of Beit Lahiya. |
| The Israeli army confirmed the clash, saying its soldiers opened fire on the two men as they approached the border fence with Israel. | The Israeli army confirmed the clash, saying its soldiers opened fire on the two men as they approached the border fence with Israel. |
| An army spokesman said the men were armed with guns and grenades. | An army spokesman said the men were armed with guns and grenades. |
| The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic group Hamas, said that "two of our fighters were killed in an exchange of fire" with Israeli troops, the AFP news agency reported. | |
| Hamas took control of Gaza last month, after routing forces from the rival Fatah faction. |