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| Seven Palestinians killed in Gaza | Seven Palestinians killed in Gaza |
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| Seven Palestinians, including four militants, have died in Israeli raids in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, reports say. | Seven Palestinians, including four militants, have died in Israeli raids in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, reports say. |
| Medical sources and witnesses said the deaths came after Israeli tanks pushed into eastern suburbs of Gaza City. | Medical sources and witnesses said the deaths came after Israeli tanks pushed into eastern suburbs of Gaza City. |
| There were reports of heavy exchanges of fire between soldiers and militants. | There were reports of heavy exchanges of fire between soldiers and militants. |
| The Israelis frequently mount raids which they say are aimed at preventing the firing of rockets from Gaza into neighbouring southern Israel. | The Israelis frequently mount raids which they say are aimed at preventing the firing of rockets from Gaza into neighbouring southern Israel. |
| At least nine other Palestinians, including militants and civilians, were wounded in the gun battle, hospital officials said. | |
| An army spokeswoman said the troops opened fire at a car carrying armed Palestinians during the operation. | |
| The raid began when an undercover army unit moved first into the Zeitoun area of Gaza City, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting Hamas sources. | |
| Their target was a house used to launch missiles, Reuters reported, but the Israeli force was spotted by Palestinian gunmen who opened fire. | |
| Hamas ousted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement from the coastal territory in June following a week of violent clashes. | Hamas ousted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement from the coastal territory in June following a week of violent clashes. |