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IAF helicopter strikes defunct airport in Gaza; no casualties
By The Associated Press

An Israel Air Force helicopter strike destroyed on Thursday the disused control tower at Gaza's defunct airport. There were no casualties in the raid.

The Israel Defense Forces said that the air force fired at three armed men seen in the vicinity of the airport, near southern Gaza's border with Israel, but gave no further details.

The Islamic Jihad militant group said three of its gunmen were in the area, but left shortly before the strike.

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The airport was closed down shortly after the outbreak of the Palestinian intifada in 2000.

Meanwhile, Palestinian gunmen fired three Qassam rockets into the western Negev Thursday afternoon. Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon reported that one person was treated for shock. No damage or injuries were reported.

Earlier Thursday, Israel Defense Forces troops shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian on the Gaza-Israel border, Palestinian medical officials and IDF sources said.

The 22-year-old man was killed on the Gaza side of the fence near the Kissufim crossing into Israel, and was evacuated Thursday morning by Palestinian medical teams, according to Hamas health official Dr. Muawiya Hassanin.

The army said troops spotted a man crawling near the fence past midnight and suspected he was planting a bomb. When he ignored warning shots the troops fired at him, the army said.

In a separate incident, the army said soldiers fired at two men next to the border fence who appeared to be attempting to plant an explosive device, and hit one while the other escaped.

Palestinian medical officials had no word on the condition of the shot man, who was hit on the Gaza side of the fence.

On Wednesday, IDF soldiers shot and killed three Hamas militants near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents, Palestinian and Israeli officials reported.

IDF troops operating in Gaza identified two militants near the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip near the Karni border crossing into Israel, IDF sources said. The soldiers briefly entered the Gaza Strip, exchanged fire with the militants and killed them.
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  1.   Don`t they ever learn? 13:35  |  Nk Miller 09/08/07
  2.   The Israeli version of Schindler`s List 13:53  |  Beatrice 09/08/07
  3.   IDF version is always the same isn´t it? 15:02  |  rose 09/08/07
  4.   Where is the post ah? Pals have the right to build 15:07  |  Tamir Palestine 09/08/07
  5.   another investigation.... 15:15  |  ravi 09/08/07
  6.   warning shots 15:16  |  Mike 09/08/07
  7.   #3 Rose 15:34  |  John Allen 09/08/07
  8.   "another investigation" 15:42  |  Reuven 09/08/07
  9.   An unarmed Palestinian suspected of planting a bomb? 15:59  |  Ben Alofs 09/08/07
  10.   #9 Ben 16:08  |  John Allen 09/08/07
  11.   #8, Reuben 16:16  |  Burkhardt 09/08/07
  12.   Warning shots?? 16:17  |  El_Justiciero 09/08/07
  13.   #10, John Allen 16:18  |  Burkhardt 09/08/07
  14.   #10 no, John, what ben is asking is entirely reasonable 16:28  |  Don Camillo 09/08/07
  15.   #11 16:35  |  Reuven 09/08/07
  16.   IDF in Gaza 16:50  |  Iamashamed 09/08/07
  17.   IDF troops 16:51  |  Gene 09/08/07
  18.   #15 16:56  |  Iamashamed 09/08/07
  19.   The Pals know it very well, don`t come near the fence 16:59  |  Jean 09/08/07
  20.   One more inocent killed 17:04  |  paulo2006 09/08/07
  21.   Exactly Paulo! Spot on! 17:19  |  Nik Miller 09/08/07
  22.   Impossible! 17:39  |  Murray of Montreal 09/08/07
  23.   #16. You ask. - I answer. 17:41  |  Vittorio 09/08/07
  24.   Excellent, kill them before they act 17:42  |  maurice 09/08/07
  25.   #17. Gene from NY. You are absolutely right. Those Jew Haters and 17:44  |  Vittorio 09/08/07
  26.   eye for an eye 18:00  |  guy 09/08/07
  27.   ISRAELIS SHOT ON THEIR SIDE OF THE BORDER? 18:54  |  ISHMAEL ISHMAEL 09/08/07
  28.   #9 Ben Alofs 19:31  |  * BEN JABO 09/08/07
  29.   to Nik Miller 19:38  |  El_Justiciero 09/08/07
  30.   to maurice (# 24) 19:42  |  El_Justiciero 09/08/07
  31.   what israel should do... 20:02  |  vik 09/08/07
  32.   # 18 20:15  |  Reuven 09/08/07
  33.   Hey, # 18, read a book. 20:18  |  Mark 09/08/07
  34.   who are smarter.....animals or 20:25  |  maria 09/08/07
  35.   lamashamed, #18 20:35  |  Mark 09/08/07
  36.   Beatrice-No. 2 20:40  |  Klomp 09/08/07
  37.   #16 You have a right to be ashamed 21:25  |  Murray of Montreal 09/08/07
  38.   to Klomp (#36) 22:10  |  El_Justiciero 09/08/07
  39.   terrorists 22:11  |  kev 09/08/07
  40.   for #2 22:19  |  guy 09/08/07
  41.   gaza -bagdad-kabul 22:32  |  kev 09/08/07
  42.   #3 Rose - Do you want to know the truth? 22:44  |  GPS 09/08/07
  43.   Tamir #4- don`t they? 22:49  |  GPS 09/08/07
  44.   Don C #14 22:52  |  Neal 09/08/07
  45.   Beatrice, we have very good memory 22:58  |  Yossi 09/08/07
  46.   #29 el justiciero - You MUST learn to read 23:30  |  * BEN JABO 09/08/07
  47.   #45 00:29  |  jjvanka 10/08/07
  48.   The real Blame lies with the IDF `s own policy 02:01  |  Dutch 10/08/07
  49.   El_Justiciero 02:10  |  James 10/08/07
  50.   #48 Daffy Dutch is "shocked again" 03:40  |  * BEN JABO 10/08/07
  51.   ISHMAEL ISHMAEL.Pals shooting missiles daily into Israel side 03:48  |  PETER SM 10/08/07
  52.   #14, Don Camillo 03:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/08/07
  53.   #42, GPS 04:00  |  Silvienne 10/08/07
  54.   GPS again....#43 04:03  |  Silvienne 10/08/07
  55.   #14 Soldiers are not peacekeepers 05:07  |  Lynn 10/08/07
  56.   #54, Silvienne 05:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/08/07
  57.   #13 German, and you have room to talk? 05:09  |  Lynn 10/08/07
  58.   #2 Beatrice 05:12  |  Lynn 10/08/07
  59.   El Justiciero 05:19  |  Lynn 10/08/07
  60.   48Dutch,excellent post,and notice how israel is trying to destroy 05:40  |  lakshmi 10/08/07
  61.   #56, Cipora... 06:18  |  Silvienne 10/08/07
  62.   #57, Lynn 06:19  |  Silvienne 10/08/07
  63.   #58, Lynn, that`s not fair... 06:22  |  Silvienne 10/08/07
  64.   #62 Silvienne 06:52  |  * BEN JABO 10/08/07
  65.   #10 John Allen 08:28  |  Johnboy 10/08/07
  66.   #52 Cipora, there is a half-truth in what he says 08:47  |  Johnboy 10/08/07
  67.   Johnboy #66 12:45  |  jjvanka 10/08/07
  68.   to *BEN JABO (#46) 13:41  |  El_Justiciero 10/08/07
  69.   #68 El justiciero 16:06  |  * BEN JABO 10/08/07
  70.   Lakshmi, What will give.... 18:11  |  Dutch 10/08/07
  71.   #53 Silvienne 21:03  |  * BEN JABO 10/08/07
  72.   #71, Ben Jabo... 08:27  |  Silvienne 11/08/07
  73.   Ben Jabo: David Daniel Mickey Marcus 08:46  |  Silvienne 11/08/07
  74.   Ben Jabo: "bang, bang, who went there..." 09:06  |  Silvienne 11/08/07
  75.   #72 Silvienne - Crawling 04:10  |  * BEN JABO 12/08/07
  76.   #73 Silvienne - Marcus 04:20  |  * BEN JABO 12/08/07
  77.   #74 Silvienne 04:26  |  * BEN JABO 12/08/07
  78.   Ben Jabo...Aha, I`ve already looked up... 05:00  |  Silvienne 13/08/07
  79.   Ben Jabo, Marcus 05:09  |  Silvienne 13/08/07
  80.   #78 Silvienne 06:11  |  * BEN JABO 13/08/07
  81.   #79 Silvienne 06:19  |  * BEN JABO 13/08/07
  82.   #81, Ben Jabo... 19:52  |  Silvienne 13/08/07
  83.   #82 Silvienne 20:40  |