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Israeli troops kill two Hamas fighters in Gaza
Israel said its troops killed two Palestinian Hamas fighters on Tuesday near the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:05 February 5, 2008
Gaza: Israel said its troops killed two Palestinian Hamas fighters on Tuesday near the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
The incident occurred after a Hamas source said the group's armed wing had claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed a woman in southern Israel on Monday.
"Troops spotted two suspicious men approaching them and identified hitting them," an army spokesman said.
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