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| Israel strike kills militant in northern Gaza Strip | Israel strike kills militant in northern Gaza Strip |
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| An Israeli air strike has killed a militant leader in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. | An Israeli air strike has killed a militant leader in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. |
| They say Hisham al-Saedni, the leader of a jihadist Salafist group, was killed as he rode a motorcycle in the town of Jabaliya on Saturday. | They say Hisham al-Saedni, the leader of a jihadist Salafist group, was killed as he rode a motorcycle in the town of Jabaliya on Saturday. |
| A second militant was also killed in the strike, which was in a response to rocket attack on southern Israel. | |
| Another man was killed in another Israeli air raid on Gaza early on Sunday, Palestinian medics say. | |
| Saedini, who is believed to be 43, headed the Mujahedeen Shura Council group, reports say. | Saedini, who is believed to be 43, headed the Mujahedeen Shura Council group, reports say. |
| In a statement, the Israeli Defence Force said its strike - one of four carried on Saturday - had targeted two "terror operatives". | In a statement, the Israeli Defence Force said its strike - one of four carried on Saturday - had targeted two "terror operatives". |
| It added that another two terror activity sites in central Gaza were hit in "response to the rocket fire towards southern Israel". | It added that another two terror activity sites in central Gaza were hit in "response to the rocket fire towards southern Israel". |
| No casualties were reported in those strikes. | No casualties were reported in those strikes. |
| On Friday, a rocket apparently fired by the Mujahideen Shura Council landed in the courtyard of a residential building in the southern Israeli town of Netivot. | On Friday, a rocket apparently fired by the Mujahideen Shura Council landed in the courtyard of a residential building in the southern Israeli town of Netivot. |
| No-one was injured. | No-one was injured. |
| There has been a flare-up in violence across the border recently, with Palestinian militant groups firing rockets into Israel and Israel carrying out a series of air strikes against targets across the Gaza Strip. | There has been a flare-up in violence across the border recently, with Palestinian militant groups firing rockets into Israel and Israel carrying out a series of air strikes against targets across the Gaza Strip. |