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Palestinian fighter killed in Gaza air strike

The strike near the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip was aimed at a mortar launching squad close to the border fence with Israel, Gaza medics said.

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  • Published: 11:03 May 6, 2008
  • Gulf News

Gaza: An Israeli air strike hit the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a Palestinian fighter and three others, officials said.

The strike near the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip was aimed at a mortar launching squad close to the border fence with Israel, Gaza medics said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said the rocket-launching crew identified hitting a number of armed gunmen in an air strike.

Gaza hospital officials said four gunmen arrived for treatment in the early hours of Tuesday and one died of his wounds.

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