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Four killed in Israeli attacks | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
At least four Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military attacks targeting militants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | |
Two people were killed by Israeli tank fire in the Shejayah district in Gaza City. Israel said both were militants, but only one was confirmed by Hamas. | |
Shejayah was targeted in a missile strike earlier, with seven wounded. | |
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, two militants were killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Balata refugee camp. | |
An Israeli army spokesperson said troops had fired on two militants in Shejayah they suspected of planting an explosive device. | |
Hamas said one of those killed was a member of its organisation, but it was unclear whether the second person was a militant or civilian. | |
Earlier, Palestinian security officials said several people were wounded in the Israeli missile attack on the Balata camp. | |
An Israeli military spokesman said the attacks had targeted a group of gunmen. | An Israeli military spokesman said the attacks had targeted a group of gunmen. |
The two men killed in the West Bank were identified by witnesses as members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah faction led by President Mahmoud Abbas. | |
Ibrahim Abu Munis and Hani Hashshash, both aged 25, were killed after Israeli forces surrounded a house in Balata camp, near the city of Nablus. | |
An Israeli spokeswoman said two soldiers were lightly wounded. | |
Tuesday's deaths brings to at least 12 the number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its latest incursion into Gaza on Saturday. |
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