IDF soldier wounded, two Palestinian gunmen killed in south Gaza raid

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"An Israel Defense Forces soldier was moderately wounded and two Palestinian gunmen killed Wednesday as IDF troops entered the southern Gaza Strip, the army and militant groups said.

Another three Palestinians were wounded in the shootout, Hamas, Palestinian Resistance Committees and Islamic Jihad said.

Troops acting undercover in the village of Karara were discovered by the gunmen who fired at them, prompting the army to send six tanks, 2 armored personnel carriers and a bulldozer to the area, Hamas and the Palestinian Resistance Committees said.

The army said the entrance of the troops had been planned, was not a broad operation, and was meant to counter militant activity, including arms smuggling."

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873074.html

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1. Six Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel

GAZA, June 20 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed six Palestinians on Wednesday, including four in the first deadly clash in the Gaza Strip since Hamas Islamists took control of the territory by force last week.

Several Israeli tanks and troops crossed the border fence into Gaza overnight near the key Kissufim border crossing in the central Gaza Strip, witnesses said.

An army spokesman said the force was searching for wanted militants.

Two Hamas militants, a member of another militant group, the Popular Resistance Committees, and an unidentified gunman were killed in the Gaza gunbattle.

One Israeli soldier was moderately injured in the Gaza clash, an Israeli army spokesman said.

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