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| Four people have been killed in fresh 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 part of the strip, reports said. | |
| In the southern village of Abassan, a woman was shot dead outside her home, doctors said. Israel's army confirmed the air strike but not the shooting. | In the southern village of Abassan, a woman was shot dead outside her home, doctors said. Israel's army confirmed the air strike but not the shooting. |
| 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. |
| Israel says it is trying to find its soldier, Cpl Gilad Shalit, and stop rocket attacks. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the operations. | Israel says it is trying to find its soldier, Cpl Gilad Shalit, and stop rocket attacks. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the operations. |
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| Gaza residents said the past few days had seen the biggest upsurge in Palestinian-Israeli violence for weeks. | 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. | 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 Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. | |
| The Israeli military said the militant cell was about to carry out rocket attacks into Israel as it had on Thursday. | The Israeli military said the militant cell was about to carry out rocket attacks into Israel as it had on Thursday. |
| In the second incident, a 29-year-old woman was shot dead outside her home. | 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. | 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. | It said soldiers were searching for tunnels used by militants. |