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| A Spanish man has been kidnapped by Palestinian gunmen in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah. | A Spanish man has been kidnapped by Palestinian gunmen in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah. |
| Roberto Vila, 34, an aid worker with a Spanish charity, was taken from his vehicle and forced into another car, his colleague told AP news agency. | |
| The Hamas government and its rival Fatah party have denounced the kidnapping. | The Hamas government and its rival Fatah party have denounced the kidnapping. |
| Many foreigners have been abducted in Gaza recently. Most of them have been freed unharmed. | |
| Last week, a Spanish photographer for the AP news agency was kidnapped in Gaza City and released 16 hours later. | |
| Mr Vila was working for the Cooperation Assembly for Peace, a Spanish charity. | |
| His colleague, Celine Gagne, told AP he was taken from their vehicle by at least three gunmen as they left the town of Khan Younis. | |
| "They asked me to stay behind," she said. | |
| The Spanish consulate in east Jerusalem has said it is looking into the reported kidnapping. |