Four members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, have been killed
and four more injured in two Israeli air strikes on the southern Gaza
Strip.
Israel’s military said it carried out the raid, east of Khan Younis, after armed men were seen near the border.
The attack brings the number of people killed in Israeli military
actions in Gaza since Tuesday up to 10, when a new peace initiative was
begun in the US.
Israel has stepped up operations since Hamas seized control of Gaza in June.
Witnesses said the first strike hit a group on a night patrol about
500m from the border fence east of Khan Younis. The second attack hit a
group going to aid them.
According to hospital officials in Khan Younis, two of the dead are brothers.
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Published: 2007/12/01 02:51:30 GMT
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