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Israel missile strike kills three Palestinians in northern Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli missile strike near the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on Saturday, medical and Hamas officials said.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:23 February 23, 2008
Gaza: Three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli missile strike near the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on Saturday, medical and Hamas officials said.
A senior medical official said the three civilians killed were all employees of a Jordanian bank operating in the Hamas-controlled territory.
An Israeli army spokesman confirmed the strike in the area and said it had targeted a group of militants who were preparing to launch mortar bombs into Israel.
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