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IDF troops kill 2 Hamas militants in overnight gunbattle in Gaza

By The Associated Press

Israel Defense Forces troops killed two Hamas militants on Monday in an overnight gunbattle in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas official said.

The IDF said troops shot two armed Palestinian militants who attacked them inside Gaza not far from the border fence. One soldier was lightly wounded by gunfire, the military said.

The fataliies were named as Jabalya refugee camp residents Ahmed Al-Amudi, 23 and Bilel Abu-Shehian, 20.

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Last week, a Hamas official said that 50,000 Palestinian gunmen and hundreds of suicide bombers were prepared to repel or at least impede any large-scale Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

The official's statement came one day after 12 Palestinians were killed in separate Israel Defense Forces and Israel Air Force strikes within the coastal territory.

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1.	HAMAS should stop any military activity. Otherwise retaliation...	09:52	\|	Vittorio	01/10/07

2.	IDF kills 2 hamas militants	10:49	\|	Edifice	01/10/07

3.	A day does not go by without Arab mortar or rocket attacks	11:19	\|	PETER SM	01/10/07

4.	They forgot to sleep with their belts !!!	11:26	\|	maurice	01/10/07

5.	Bravo, IDF	12:44	\|	KUTW	01/10/07

6.	No + Occupation excuse ! Israel doesnt control Rafah ! PERIOD	15:59	\|	Alberto Cohen	01/10/07

7.	what happened to the other 49,998 hamas terrorist?	19:16	\|	terrornator	01/10/07

8.	More Shameful & unnecessary killing of Palestinians	19:31	\|	Dutch	01/10/07

9.	only 49,998 to go	19:34	\|	Shimon List	01/10/07

10.	MOre shameful and unnecessary posting by Dutch	20:03	\|	Polybios	01/10/07

11.	polybios,dutch will never defend herself from muslim	21:08	\|	terrornator	01/10/07

12.	#3, Peter SM..A day hardly goes by without a Palestinian dead	06:53	\|	Silvienne	02/10/07

13.	Silvienne, on intentions and actions	06:51	\|	Oddvark	05/10/07

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