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Four people have been killed in renewed Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Four people have been killed in fresh Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said.
Three Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, reports said.Three Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, reports said.
In the southern village of Abassan, a woman was shot dead outside her home, medical sources said. The Israeli army has not confirmed either incident.In the southern village of Abassan, a woman was shot dead outside her home, medical sources said. The Israeli army has not confirmed either incident.
Israel has been carrying out operations since June, when militants linked to Hamas captured an Israeli soldier.Israel has been carrying out operations since June, when militants linked to Hamas captured an Israeli soldier.
Israeli military action has picked up over the past few days following a lull. Israel says it is trying to find its soldier and stop rocket attacks. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the operations.
Israel says it is trying to find its soldier and stop rocket attacks. Tunnels
Gaza residents said the past few days had seen the biggest upsurge in Palestinian-Israeli violence for weeks.
On Thursday, a day of Israeli air strikes left nine people dead, including at least four Hamas militants and two children.
In Friday's air strike, a local Hamas commander was among the three killed when the missile struck and ripped apart a white car in the northern Gaza Strip.
In the second incident, a 29-year-old woman was shot dead outside her home.
The Israeli military said it had no information on the woman but did say it had killed an armed militant in the area at the time.
It said soldiers were searching for tunnels used by militants.