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Witnesses: IAF strike kills Hamas militant in Gaza
By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service and Reuters

An Israel Air Force strike killed a Hamas militant and wounded five others in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun Saturday, Hamas and local residents said.

An Israel Defense Forces spokesman said the strike was aimed at a group of Gaza militants that had launched a Qassam rocket at Israel.

The IDF frequently conducts raids and air strikes in the Gaza Strip to try to stop militants from firing rockets into southern Israel.
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On Thursday, Israel Defense Forces tanks and infantry units were operating in the central Gaza Strip.

The IDF said four Palestinian militants were hurt in the fighting, while Palestinian sources reported five wounded.

The officials identified dead Fatah man as Mohammed Abu Tsror, 21, and said the Islamic Jihad activist with him in the car escaped unharmed from the pursuit by undercover soldiers dressed in civilian clothes.

The official said Abu Tsror had been a member of the Palestinian national security force, but recently joined the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and was wanted by Israel.

An IDF spokeswoman said a special police force operating near Jenin shot a militant who attempted to fire at them.

Security forces frequently operate in West Bank towns in search of militants suspected of involvement in attacks against Israelis. On Wednesday, IDF troops operating undercover in Nablus killed a wanted Fatah militant who had broken an amnesty deal signed with Israel.

Earlier Thursday, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at the western Negev, Israel Radio reported.

According to the radio, the Israel Air Force targeted the rocket launchers, and Palestinian sources said one militant was wounded in the strike.

Meanwhile, Border Police troops killed a militant from the armed wing of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in the West Bank.

Palestinian security officials said the man was killed by undercover forces operating near the West Bank city of Jenin. They said he was shot while driving a wanted Islamic Jihad militant.

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      1.   Terrorist killed 04:07  |  Edifice 13/10/07
      2.   More "collateral damage"... 05:54  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
      3.   different aproach 06:38  |  Fred 13/10/07
      4.   WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO HAARETZ.... 07:32  |  THE JOURNALIST 13/10/07
      5.   Response to #2 07:40  |  Matt 13/10/07
      6.   #5, Matt.. 07:53  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
      7.   Good Job IDF, 08:05  |  Kipperraes 13/10/07
      8.   Silvienne 08:26  |  Jasmine Murphy 13/10/07
      9.   #6 08:35  |  Matt 13/10/07
      10.   Silvienne- Please advise. 08:47  |  Stephen 13/10/07
      11.   Silvienne-Ghandi vs Arafat 08:59  |  Stephen 13/10/07
      12.   Stop reporting these strikes it`s depressing 09:05  |  Gian LaSalle 13/10/07
      13.   # 2 Silvienne, all pal`s cought with any arms... 09:39  |  Misha 13/10/07
      14.   Snitches, spies and stoolies.. 09:58  |  Clickfool 13/10/07
      15.   Silvien`s right,Israel should kill Haniyeh at his home 12:19  |  Absolute Sweden 13/10/07
      16.   A Silvienne`s deliberate diversion? 13:06  |  Joseph E . 13/10/07
      17.   Worse than Burma 13:07  |  POP 13/10/07
      18.   #4 is talking about the IDF & murder 13:10  |  POP 13/10/07
      19.   Misha #13, well put! 13:12  |  Johnny 13/10/07
      20.   # 7 Kipperraes @ Montana/ USA 13:27  |  Joseph E . 13/10/07
      21.   Pop is pooped always the loser!!! 14:03  |  Petra 13/10/07
      22.   Bravo the IDF 14:10  |  KUTW 13/10/07
      23.   2. Silvienne: the dead was a terrorist. Good riddance 14:13  |  KUTW 13/10/07
      24.   2. Silvienne: the poor terrorists were attacking Israel 14:17  |  KUTW 13/10/07
      25.   #2 Silvienne - This wasn`t "COLLATERAL DAMAGE" 17:43  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07
      26.   #18 POP goes the weasel 17:46  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07
      27.   #17 POP goes the weasel 17:49  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07
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      29.   ISRAELI RESPONSES ARE FAR TOO FEW AND TOO WEAK 19:08  |  S.Cudd 13/10/07
      30.   POP-Proud to be a moron 19:24  |  Stephen 13/10/07
      31.   More ugly state terrorism against Palestinians by the IAF 19:38  |  Dutch 13/10/07
      32.   Silvienne (#6) SAY THANKS WE DON?T ACT LIKE THE US of A 20:07  |  Gil 13/10/07
      33.   Dutch-are you for real? 20:44  |  Stephen 13/10/07
      34.   to #2 collateral damage 21:25  |  B. 13/10/07
      35.   32.Gil 21:38  |  KUTW 13/10/07
      36.   bravo IDF 22:02  |  alan 13/10/07
      37.   31 dutch 22:09  |  alan 13/10/07
      38.   Silvienne 22:56  |  infidel 13/10/07
      39.   Jasmine Murphy`s question 03:33  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      40.   #9, Matt.. 03:35  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      41.   #16, Joseph E.... 03:36  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      42.   #13, Misha, don`t you remember the trouble 03:45  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      43.   #19, Johnny 03:46  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      44.   That`s the thing about having the first post.... 03:49  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      45.   #32, Gil from Haifa 03:56  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      46.   Stephen to POP 03:57  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      47.   KUTW, #22,#23,#24 03:59  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      48.   #25, Ben Jabo... 04:06  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      49.   Silvienne # 42 05:02  |  Stephen 14/10/07
      50.   Silvienne Not Thousands 06:28  |  GIl 14/10/07
      51.   #45, Gil... 08:17  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      52.   Silvienne 08:19  |  Jasmine Murphy 14/10/07
      53.   Ben Jabo, here`s the maps.. 08:47  |  Silvienne 14/10/07
      54.   Silvienne You still haven`t got it! 10:10  |  Gil 14/10/07
      55.   #48 Silvienne 16:28  |  * BEN JABO 14/10/07
      56.   #45 Silvienne to Gil 16:37  |  * BEN JABO 14/10/07
      57.   #53 Silvienne 16:57  |  * BEN JABO 14/10/07
      58.   Gil, Iraq first... 02:35  |  Silvienne 15/10/07
      59.   Ben Jabo, the war 02:51  |  Silvienne 15/10/07
      60.   #57, Ben Jabo..the maps 02:57  |  Silvienne 15/10/07
      61.   #52, Jasmine Murphy... 03:00  |  Silvienne 15/10/07
      62.   #59 Silvienne - Iraq 17:08  |  * BEN JABO 15/10/07
      63.   #60 Silvienne - 17:11  |  * BEN JABO 15/10/07
      64.   #63, Ben Jabo... 19:25  |  Silvienne 15/10/07
      65.   Silvienne - Nobody wants Gaza 23:35  |  * BEN JABO 15/10/07
      66.   #65, Ben Jabo... 07:15  |  Silvienne 16/10/07
      67.   #66 Silvienne -Remember when 17:55  |  * BEN JABO 16/10/07
      68.   Pop and Duthc don`t acknowledge the facts 18:03  |  DR 16/10/07
      69.   Ben Jabo.... 20:00  |  Silvienne 16/10/07
      70.   #69 Silvienne 07:22  |  * BEN JABO 17/10/07
      71.   #70, Ben Jabo, Sodom & Gomorrah... 03:18  |  Silvienne 19/10/07
      72.   #71 Silvienne 07:46  |  * BEN JABO 19/10/07
      73.   #72, Ben Jabo... 20:03  |  Silvienne 19/10/07
      74.   #73 Silvienne 22:38  |  * BEN JABO 19/10/07
      75.   #74, Ben Jabo... 05:00  |  Silvienne 20/10/07
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