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| Hamas militants die in Gaza raid | Hamas militants die in Gaza raid |
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| Israel has carried out a helicopter attack on the north of the Gaza Strip in which six militants were killed, Palestinian hospital sources say. | Israel has carried out a helicopter attack on the north of the Gaza Strip in which six militants were killed, Palestinian hospital sources say. |
| Three of the dead were believed to be members of the Hamas Islamist group. | Three of the dead were believed to be members of the Hamas Islamist group. |
| An Israeli army spokesman says the attack was launched after militants fired missiles at Israeli troops operating in the area. | An Israeli army spokesman says the attack was launched after militants fired missiles at Israeli troops operating in the area. |
| Israel has carried out numerous raids which it says are aimed at stopping the firing of rockets into Israel. | Israel has carried out numerous raids which it says are aimed at stopping the firing of rockets into Israel. |
| Eleven others were injured in the Israeli strike, Palestinian medics say. | Eleven others were injured in the Israeli strike, Palestinian medics say. |
| Palestinian eyewitnesses say the Israeli forces that came under attack from the militants was 400m from the northern border of the strip. | Palestinian eyewitnesses say the Israeli forces that came under attack from the militants was 400m from the northern border of the strip. |
| West Bank arrests | |
| Also on Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had detained 10 suspected Palestinian militants in raids in the West Bank. | Also on Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had detained 10 suspected Palestinian militants in raids in the West Bank. |
| The official Palestinian news agency said five boys had been held in raids around the towns of Tulkarm and Salfit. | The official Palestinian news agency said five boys had been held in raids around the towns of Tulkarm and Salfit. |
| It said two were 16 years old, and described the others as pupils at a local secondary school. | It said two were 16 years old, and described the others as pupils at a local secondary school. |
| It is not immediately clear if the Israeli and Palestinian accounts referred to the same incidents. | It is not immediately clear if the Israeli and Palestinian accounts referred to the same incidents. |
| Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June last year when it defeated forces supporting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who now controls the West Bank. | |
| Fatah protest | |
| Fatah members shave their heads in solidarity with a Gaza colleagueAlso on Wednesday, West Bank leaders of the Fatah movement shaved their heads in solidarity with a colleague in the Gaza Strip, Ibrahim Abu al-Naja, who had his head and facial hair shaven by Hamas members. | |
| "If Hamas wants to humiliate our Fatah leaders in Gaza by cutting their moustaches, we want to tell them today that moustaches are not a symbol of masculinity any more," former Fatah member of parliament Borhan Jarrar told the Associated Press. | |
| "Shame on Hamas for doing that," he added. | |
| Hamas have denied that its members shaved the man's head and face. |