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Report: Israeli air strike kills 5 militants in Gaza
Palestinian sources report of an IAF raid near southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. Fatalities believes to be Hamas operatives
Associated Press
| Published: | 12.01.07, 16:00 / Israel News |
An Israeli air strike killed five Hamas members early Saturday, prompting threats by Gaza militants to fire longer-range rockets at Israeli border towns.
Eight people were wounded, including one critically, in the strike near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, close to the border with Israel, said Moaiya Hassanain of Gaza's Health Ministry.
Hamas said the dead were members of its military wing, while many of the injured belonged to the Popular Resistance Committees, a smaller militant group allied with Hamas. Hamas said the men were on a night patrol east of Khan Younis.
The army said it carried out the strike after identifying armed men near its border with Gaza.
Israel carries out regular military operations in Gaza, targeting militants launching near-daily rocket barrages into Israel.
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Abu Mujahed said his group had plans to fire longer-range rockets at Israel. "The real barrage of rockets has not yet begun," he said, adding that "22 kilometers is not the ceiling."
Abu Mujahed, a spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees said his brother was one of those killed in the air strike. "This is a tax we pay for (creating) a homeland," he said of his loss.
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