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Palestinians using a fishing net to search for bodies after an explosion on a fishing boat off the Gaza coast on Saturday. (AP)
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IAF strike injures at least four Hamas gunmen in north Gaza
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and News Agencies

An Israel Air Force strike injured at least four Hamas gunmen in the northern Gaza Strip early Sunday, medical workers said.

Hamas initially said one its members had been killed, but medical workers said he was still alive. An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman confirmed an attack but gave no other details.

IAF aircraft on Saturday killed two Islamic Jihad terrorists in a missile strike on a fishing boat off the coast of the Gaza Strip, the IDF said.
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The two men were apparently on their way to carry out a terror attack.

Body parts washed ashore, but identification was difficult, medics said.

The two men were identified as Islamic Jihad members Nizar Abu Arab, 22, and Raed Shamalakh, 22. Both worked as life guards for the Gaza City municipality. Their clothes and ID cards were found on the beach.

The IDF said Abu Arab was the target of the missile strike.

Several hours after the missile hit, rescue workers with nets and divers were still searching for remains.

Earlier Saturday, IDF troops fired a missile at a group of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip, wounding two of them, Hamas and hospital officials said.

The IDF said that ground troops in the area fired toward three Palestinian gunmen who were approaching the Israel-Gaza fence in the area of Beit Lahiya and identified hitting them.

The army frequently launches air and ground strikes against Palestinians suspected of firing rockets at Israel.

Palestinians fire the rockets into southern Israel on an almost daily basis, disrupting life there, occasionally causing injuries and killing 12 Israelis over the past seven years.



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      2.   To my good firend Dutch 21:19  |  Ari 20/10/07
      3.   ROWAN BERKELY AND THE FREE PRESS 21:26  |  Brant 20/10/07
      4.   DUTCH 21:59  |  JOJO 20/10/07
      5.   UNGODLY KILLING? 22:09  |  Avi 20/10/07
      6.   dutch fool 22:14  |  akiva (zionist) 20/10/07
      7.   good! 22:37  |  dan 20/10/07
      8.   #2 Rowan Berkley 22:39  |  * BEN JABO 20/10/07
      9.   Dutch #3 22:42  |  Dakkar 20/10/07
      10.   Rowan Berkeley, nobody forces you to read Haaretz, stick to the 22:50  |  Winston C. 20/10/07
      11.   How many are left from the 50,000? 22:52  |  Nephtaly 20/10/07
      12.   Silvine comparisons 23:22  |  Daniel 20/10/07
      13.   #6 Silvienne - They have a way out 23:22  |  * BEN JABO 20/10/07
      14.   THIS UIS A MASSACRE!!A MASSACRE A MASSACRE!! I SAY A MASSACRE!!!! 23:35  |  ABU MASSACRE ABBAS 20/10/07
      15.   I love the expression... 23:35  |  Oliver 20/10/07
      16.   Lifeguards? 23:36  |  Steve 20/10/07
      17.   Disappearing population - Silvienne#6 23:37  |  William 20/10/07
      18.   Silvienne. I agree 23:43  |  Nephtaly 20/10/07
      19.   Rowan 23:53  |  Lucy 20/10/07
      20.   Re 3 Good point dutch 23:57  |  Alan the real one 20/10/07
      21.   Good strike, IDF 23:58  |  KUTW 20/10/07
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      25.   to. good 00:39  |  mohammad 21/10/07
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      30.   Terrorists or? 01:11  |  Philip 21/10/07
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      36.   Silvienne 01:45  |  Sam 21/10/07
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      39.   Haaretz,It is the first time calling terrorists 01:57  |  TOMY 21/10/07
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      41.   Islamic Jihad Surfers 02:05  |  Honest Observation 21/10/07
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