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| JERUSALEM — Hamas’s military wing said on Monday that seven of its fighters from Rafah in southern Gaza had been killed in Israeli airstrikes, its heaviest losses in months, and vowed to avenge their deaths, warning on its website that “the Zionist enemy will pay a heavy price.” | JERUSALEM — Hamas’s military wing said on Monday that seven of its fighters from Rafah in southern Gaza had been killed in Israeli airstrikes, its heaviest losses in months, and vowed to avenge their deaths, warning on its website that “the Zionist enemy will pay a heavy price.” |
| More than 20 rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel late Sunday and early Monday. One reached deep into Israeli territory, crashing into open ground near Beersheba, about 25 miles from the border with Gaza. | More than 20 rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel late Sunday and early Monday. One reached deep into Israeli territory, crashing into open ground near Beersheba, about 25 miles from the border with Gaza. |
| The cycle of violence has continued in the wake of the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last month and the grisly revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem last week. | The cycle of violence has continued in the wake of the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last month and the grisly revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem last week. |
| Six of the Hamas militants were apparently killed in a tunnel in Rafah that Hamas officials said was used for “resistance,” not smuggling. | Six of the Hamas militants were apparently killed in a tunnel in Rafah that Hamas officials said was used for “resistance,” not smuggling. |
| There was some initial confusion within Hamas over whether the tunnel collapse or explosion was the result of an Israeli airstrike or an accident, but Hamas later blamed Israel. A resident of Rafah said there had been an Israeli strike in the area early Sunday. | There was some initial confusion within Hamas over whether the tunnel collapse or explosion was the result of an Israeli airstrike or an accident, but Hamas later blamed Israel. A resident of Rafah said there had been an Israeli strike in the area early Sunday. |
| In a short video clip, the Hamas military wing accused Israel of bringing death and destruction to Gaza and warned the residents of Beersheba to flee “before it is too late.” | |
| Two more Gaza militants, believed to belong to a radical Salafi group, were killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight. Israel said they had been involved in the recent rocket fire. | Two more Gaza militants, believed to belong to a radical Salafi group, were killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight. Israel said they had been involved in the recent rocket fire. |
| The Israeli military said a patrol was attacked near the Gaza border on Monday, possibly with an antitank missile. There were no reported casualties, but a soldier was wounded by shrapnel from a rocket fired from Gaza, according to the military. | The Israeli military said a patrol was attacked near the Gaza border on Monday, possibly with an antitank missile. There were no reported casualties, but a soldier was wounded by shrapnel from a rocket fired from Gaza, according to the military. |
| Tensions along Israel’s border with Gaza have simmered since the kidnapping of the three Israeli teenagers almost a month ago. Israel blamed Hamas, the Islamic group that dominates Gaza, for their abduction. Alongside an 18-day search for the missing youths, Israel’s military conducted a broad clampdown against Hamas’s infrastructure in the West Bank, raiding scores of institutions and arresting about 400 Palestinians, many of them affiliated with the Islamic group. Six Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank. | Tensions along Israel’s border with Gaza have simmered since the kidnapping of the three Israeli teenagers almost a month ago. Israel blamed Hamas, the Islamic group that dominates Gaza, for their abduction. Alongside an 18-day search for the missing youths, Israel’s military conducted a broad clampdown against Hamas’s infrastructure in the West Bank, raiding scores of institutions and arresting about 400 Palestinians, many of them affiliated with the Islamic group. Six Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank. |
| Street clashes between young Arab protesters and Israeli security forces flared up again on Sunday night in parts of East Jerusalem and in Arab towns across Israel after the Israeli authorities announced the arrest of six suspects, all Israeli Jews, in the killing of the Palestinian teenager, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 16. | Street clashes between young Arab protesters and Israeli security forces flared up again on Sunday night in parts of East Jerusalem and in Arab towns across Israel after the Israeli authorities announced the arrest of six suspects, all Israeli Jews, in the killing of the Palestinian teenager, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 16. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke by telephone with the youth’s father, Hussein Abu Khdeir, on Monday, saying, “I would like to express my outrage and that of the citizens of Israel over the reprehensible murder of your son,” according to a statement from Mr. Netanyahu’s office. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke by telephone with the youth’s father, Hussein Abu Khdeir, on Monday, saying, “I would like to express my outrage and that of the citizens of Israel over the reprehensible murder of your son,” according to a statement from Mr. Netanyahu’s office. |
| “We acted immediately to apprehend the murderers,” he continued. “We will bring them to trial and they will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. We denounce all brutal behavior; the murder of your son is abhorrent and cannot be countenanced by any human being.” | “We acted immediately to apprehend the murderers,” he continued. “We will bring them to trial and they will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. We denounce all brutal behavior; the murder of your son is abhorrent and cannot be countenanced by any human being.” |
| Mr. Netanyahu had called for calm on Sunday, saying, “Experience proves that at such times we must act responsibly and with equanimity, not hastily. We will do whatever is necessary to restore quiet and security to the south.” | Mr. Netanyahu had called for calm on Sunday, saying, “Experience proves that at such times we must act responsibly and with equanimity, not hastily. We will do whatever is necessary to restore quiet and security to the south.” |
| Yaakov Peri, an Israeli government minister, told reporters that there had been efforts by Egypt and Jordan to restore an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire that went into effect in 2012. “Unfortunately it does not work,” he said. | Yaakov Peri, an Israeli government minister, told reporters that there had been efforts by Egypt and Jordan to restore an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire that went into effect in 2012. “Unfortunately it does not work,” he said. |
| Hamas officials said there had been contacts about restoring the cease-fire but they were not “serious.” | Hamas officials said there had been contacts about restoring the cease-fire but they were not “serious.” |
| Mushier al-Masri, a Hamas official in Gaza, said in an interview that Israel had “violated the lull many times.” Citing the airstrikes, arrests, raids and the killing of Muhammad, he said, “There is nothing left of the deal.” | Mushier al-Masri, a Hamas official in Gaza, said in an interview that Israel had “violated the lull many times.” Citing the airstrikes, arrests, raids and the killing of Muhammad, he said, “There is nothing left of the deal.” |