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Israeli raid kills Gaza militants | Israeli raid kills Gaza militants |
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Three members of the militant group Hamas have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. | Three members of the militant group Hamas have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. |
The raid targeted a Hamas position in the coastal town of Deir al-Balah. | The raid targeted a Hamas position in the coastal town of Deir al-Balah. |
It brought to more than 20 the number of people killed in Israeli military action in Gaza in less than a week, most of them Hamas gunmen. | It brought to more than 20 the number of people killed in Israeli military action in Gaza in less than a week, most of them Hamas gunmen. |
Israel says it is responding to security threats, including the regular firing of rockets into its territory. | Israel says it is responding to security threats, including the regular firing of rockets into its territory. |
The dead were all members of Hamas's armed wing. One was killed instantly and the other two died of wounds in hospital, medical officials said. | The dead were all members of Hamas's armed wing. One was killed instantly and the other two died of wounds in hospital, medical officials said. |
The Israeli military has been ordered to widen its actions in Gaza, reportedly to include manned Hamas positions as well as militant infrastructure and the rocket crews themselves. | |
Hamas, winner of the 2006 parliamentary elections, took control of the Gaza Strip in June after days of gun battles with the rival Fatah faction, which controls the West Bank. | Hamas, winner of the 2006 parliamentary elections, took control of the Gaza Strip in June after days of gun battles with the rival Fatah faction, which controls the West Bank. |
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