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Missile strike kills two Hamas fighters
Israel denies mounting any military action
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 January 13, 2010
Gaza : An Israeli missile strike killed two Hamas fighters in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian hospital officials said, but Israel denied mounting any military action in the area.
Hamas, the ruling Palestinian faction, said three of its gunmen died in the explosion near the town of Beit Hanoun, and blamed an Israeli attack.
But hospital officials said one of the casualties was severely hurt rather than killed.
An Israeli military spokesman said: "There were no actions by our forces in the area."
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