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Two Palestinians killed by IDF fire near Gaza security fence

By News Agencies

Tags: Palestinians

Israel Defense Forces soldiers shot dead two Palestinian men who approached the border fence separating Gaza from Israel overnight, Palestinian medical staff said.

The two brothers, in their forties, had walked close to an Israel-Gaza border terminal late on Friday night. Local residents said the men often scoured the area for cement and other building materials to sell. On Saturday morning, Palestinian ambulances evacuated their bodies from the scene.

An army statement said the two men appeared suspicious and were shot as they moved in darkness toward troops at the border fence, which is in an area off limits to Palestinians. The area is frequently used by militants trying to fire rockets at Israel. However, other Palestinians enter the danger zone to scavenge for building materials, to shoot birds, or to try and sneak into Israel to work.

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"They approached our unit in a suspicious manner, crouched over," the spokeswoman said.

She had no immediate word on whether the soldiers were patrolling Israel's side of the fence or inside Gazan territory.

Israel has stepped up air strikes and military incursions since Islamist Hamas seized control of Gaza in June.

Also overnight in the Gaza Strip, a bomb went off close to a Hamas police building in Gaza. There were no injuries. There have been a series of bombs placed close to Hamas institutions in recent months, following its violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in mid-June from rival Palestinian group Fatah. There have been no claims of responsibility for the blasts, which have unnerved - rather than physically harmed - Hamas officials in Gaza. Hamas has blamed rival Fatah, which rules the West Bank, for the attacks.

On Saturday, Hamas' interior ministry in Gaza said they arrested a number of trouble makers they accused of blowing up a police jeep belonging to the militant group on Thursday.

Nobody was harmed in that explosion, which destroyed a standing car.

Hamas said the perpetrators were from the leadership of Fatah but provided no further details.

Hamas also said that five of its members have been arrested by security forces loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah in the West Bank over the past 24 hours.

According to the forces, the five had been detained for "shaking the order," and their detention had been part of a plan to restore security in some West Bank cities.

Security sources confirmed that some of the detainees were affiliated to the Hamas movement. However, Hamas said in a statement all of them were from its supporters.

Hamas condemned the detention as a bid to target the movement's growth in the West Bank. The arrest campaigns took place in Nablus and Jenin.

The crackdown against Hamas in the West Bank was launched in June in response to Hamas' capture of the Gaza Strip after fierce fighting with pro-Abbas security services

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1.	Maybe we should send some of our Swiss army instructors.....	11:09	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

2.	So it was a snipering...	11:17	\|	I.A.	24/11/07

3.	Crouching is an offence punishable by death by IDF	11:19	\|	www.kibush.co.il	24/11/07

4.	Business as usual in Israel	11:34	\|	Roland	24/11/07

5.	1#	12:01	\|	Teacher	24/11/07

6.	Do find the real murderer, follow the trail of bodies	12:15	\|	Natallie Durson	24/11/07

7.	1 Swiss (Dino), 4 Ronald	12:16	\|	Avi	24/11/07

8.	Avi	12:30	\|	Roland	24/11/07

9.	Swiss Army	12:41	\|	Real Swiss	24/11/07

10.	Avi Pt. II	12:43	\|	Roland	24/11/07

11.	Are the haaretz readers so lunatic?	12:45	\|	trumpeldor	24/11/07

12.	Ronald	12:53	\|	Avi	24/11/07

13.	never mind...victims nearly always turn into murderers	12:58	\|	Karni	24/11/07

14.	Israeli snipers butcher two innocent Palestinians	13:04	\|	Clickfool	24/11/07

15.	Summary Killings = War Crimes	13:08	\|	POP	24/11/07

16.	GOOD MOVE IDF, DO IT	13:12	\|	BOB KING THE ZIONIST	24/11/07

17.	Place landmines and see what happens	13:23	\|	idf_sergeant	24/11/07

18.	Summary Killings = War Crimes	13:32	\|	POP	24/11/07

19.	Summary Killings = War Crimes	13:32	\|	POP	24/11/07

20.	Summary Killings = War Crimes	13:32	\|	POP	24/11/07

21.	Summary Killings = War Crimes	13:32	\|	POP	24/11/07

22.	Jewish State Cleansing Non-Jews	13:34	\|	POP	24/11/07

23.	two farmers, brothers	13:36	\|	Karni	24/11/07

24.	# 7 Avi # 5 teacher	13:37	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

25.	# 9 Real Swiss	13:44	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

26.	Jewish State Cleansing Non-Jews	13:45	\|	POP	24/11/07

27.	HAMAS TERRORISM AND BRAINWASHING : WAR CRIMES !!	13:52	\|	Lou Knee	24/11/07

28.	Remember the concentration camps?	14:00	\|	Sarah	24/11/07

29.	TOO NEAR FENCE	14:10	\|	hockeypuck	24/11/07

30.	TOO NEAR FENCE	14:10	\|	hockeypuck	24/11/07

31.	the decline and fall of the i d f	14:14	\|	x-mavregon bir. h.	24/11/07

32.	SARAH: TAKE A VALIUM	14:39	\|	Brant	24/11/07

33.	sarah #28 -- get a grip on yourself	14:58	\|	idf_sergeant	24/11/07

34.	Swiss dino, secular switzerland, what about the mosques?	15:05	\|	Johnny	24/11/07

35.	They had no business being there in the dark of night	15:19	\|	Figaro	24/11/07

36.	Brank, don`t seek to find excuses for the killers	15:20	\|	Karni	24/11/07

37.	Clickfool and Popfool harmless nuisances	15:31	\|	Israeli	24/11/07

38.	Swiss you aren`t Jews so they`d have acted differently towards yo	15:36	\|	pragmatist	24/11/07

39.	Swiss	15:37	\|	Nephtaly	24/11/07

40.	"security fence"	15:40	\|	researched facts	24/11/07

41.	Palestinian child abuse, appauling, unforgivable, perpetual shame	15:42	\|	Johnny	24/11/07

42.	Pop	15:46	\|	H	24/11/07

43.	suspicious....!!!!!!!	15:46	\|	ravi	24/11/07

44.	14 not butchery but a damn good military response	15:59	\|	The Equalizer	24/11/07

45.	Swiss (Dino) we hardly ever read on HAARETZ (#24)	16:02	\|	Gil	24/11/07

46.	TOY GUN?	16:06	\|	Jonathan	24/11/07

47.	LOVELY picture of a CHILD	16:13	\|	Gil	24/11/07

48.	# 38 H	16:32	\|	Traude	24/11/07

49.	# 34 Johnny	16:50	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

50.	Swiss Dino # 24	16:54	\|	ChanahS	24/11/07

51.	Gil # 47 - Palestinian children used to promote war	16:57	\|	ChanahS	24/11/07

52.	# 39 Nepthaly	17:01	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

53.	#3 Kibush	17:04	\|	* BEN JABO	24/11/07

54.	# 38 pragmatist	17:07	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

55.	# 45 Gil	17:14	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

56.	# 32 Brant	17:28	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

57.	# 50 Chanah S	17:37	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

58.	Crouching Terrorist, Hidden Jihadist	17:45	\|	Hank Essay	24/11/07

59.	Where was the outcry for the driver in the WB?	18:04	\|	Steve	24/11/07

60.	Tell you what Swiss	18:14	\|	pragmatist	24/11/07

61.	to all pal supporters,take a look at the picture above,do all of	18:40	\|	terrornator	24/11/07

62.	# 1 swiss,thats your opinion,my opinion is it don`t happen near	18:42	\|	terrornator	24/11/07

63.	hate is never choosing to say you`re sorry	18:49	\|	night vision	24/11/07

64.	The lie and the bulldozer	18:49	\|	Dav	24/11/07

65.	Swiss, not trying to divert just pointing out your predicament	18:49	\|	Johnny	24/11/07

66.	This and other crimes	18:55	\|	Dav	24/11/07

67.	Ma`an Has a Different Account	19:02	\|	Double Click	24/11/07

68.	ChanahS Hello regarding your advise to Mr. Swiss (Dino)	19:10	\|	Gil	24/11/07

69.	Swiss (Dino) What Does your Christian girl friend to do with it?	19:31	\|	Gil	24/11/07

70.	Swiss (Dino) What Does your Christian girl friend to do with it?	19:32	\|	Gil	24/11/07

71.	Actually Gil/ChanaS	19:50	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	24/11/07

72.	gil:true facts-wrong conclusions	20:08	\|	wise thru experience	24/11/07

73.	They asked for it	20:10	\|	Alex Frank	24/11/07

74.	Hey Lakshmi...defend this picture	20:13	\|	will	24/11/07

75.	For poop #18	20:14	\|	Alex Frank	24/11/07

76.	#56 DINO	20:18	\|	Brant	24/11/07

77.	THE PHOTO ABOVE	20:21	\|	Brant	24/11/07

78.	Swiss (Dino) #49 re Johnny #34 Yes, Yes, Dino	20:26	\|	Gil	24/11/07

79.	Swiss (Dino) #49 re Johnny #34 Yes, Yes, Dino	20:27	\|	Gil	24/11/07

80.	DAV: GLAD YOU`RE BACK	20:30	\|	Brant	24/11/07

81.	Researched Facts	20:48	\|	rich	24/11/07

82.	Gil 75	21:04	\|	ChanahS	24/11/07

83.	#48 TRAUDE: YOU MORON	21:07	\|	Brant	24/11/07

84.	Swiss (Dino) Sorry to Worry You!	21:38	\|	Gil	24/11/07

85.	clickfool,labhras,dutch et al	21:39	\|	ConnieM.	24/11/07

86.	# 69/ # 70 Gil, Mr. Swiss is a bit confused.......	21:43	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

87.	Brant - your posts give me hope	21:48	\|	ChanahS	24/11/07

88.	Brant; photo above, thanks for the laugh, very funny	21:49	\|	Elizabeth	24/11/07

89.	# 71 Margie in Tel Aviv	21:51	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

90.	Swiss (Dino) 2	21:57	\|	Nephtaly	24/11/07

91.	# 76 Brant	21:58	\|	Swiss (Dino)	24/11/07

92.	#21 Karni - Farmers?	22:03	\|	Yonatan	24/11/07

93.	For what possible reason	22:05	\|	Yonatan	24/11/07

94.	Jihadists are farmers too!	22:26	\|	Arthur	24/11/07

95.	the sadest part is that it isn`t picked in the world media	23:41	\|	zljit	24/11/07

96.	Dino buying into advertising gimmicks	01:05	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	25/11/07

97.	POP,SWIS DINO, THIS IS NOT THE FRANCE/ SWISS BORDER!	01:12	\|	Gabriel	25/11/07

98.	# 90 Nephtaly	01:12	\|	Swiss (Dino)	25/11/07

99.	#1 Swiss, Dead wrong!!!!!!	01:44	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

100.	IDF Sergeant - A Double Wall is Needed	01:58	\|	Mark of Lewiston	25/11/07

101.	Jewish State Cleansing Non-Jews!!!!!!!!!!!!	02:06	\|	POP	25/11/07

102.	CHANAH S #87	02:07	\|	Brant	25/11/07

103.	The top picture shows a terrorist in making	02:13	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

104.	#8 Roland, Distortion of history is a matter	02:22	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

105.	As i read hear, every pali, aproching forbiden	02:28	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

106.	Haaretz, how come you are showing a picture of a child with	02:39	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

107.	23Karni,www.Maanews.net/en has a complete account!	02:45	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

108.	#28 Sarah,sorry for your loosing your mind	02:48	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

109.	The bigges missconseption is ,that Palis	02:59	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

110.	#47 Gil,LOVELY CHILD,You do not see	03:11	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

111.	#106 lakshmock,it is dissterbing for you	03:17	\|	TOMY	25/11/07

112.	LAKSHMI AND VICTIMS	03:40	\|	Brant	25/11/07

113.	Look at the kids face... He looks frightened	03:40	\|	Lynn	25/11/07

114.	A little more balance please Haaretz	03:42	\|	kiwi girl	25/11/07

115.	74Will,check my post 106,the answer is there!	03:45	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

116.	Chanah S.,Elizabeth,Connie M,have a good laugh,as long as it all	03:48	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

117.	hey Pop,or as ballistic would have it,say Pop,why all this	03:55	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

118.	# 100 Mark of Lewiston	04:21	\|	Lynn	25/11/07

119.	93Yonatan & 111 my zionist buddy Tomy!	04:36	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

120.	#1 Swiss....in all honesty,	04:39	\|	Lynn	25/11/07

121.	Two more Palestinians killed by the fence...	05:08	\|	Silvienne	25/11/07

122.	#112, Brant to lakshmi...	05:10	\|	Silvienne	25/11/07

123.	122Silvienne,not surprising that many(though not all) of the	13:56	\|	lakshmi	25/11/07

124.	LAKSHMI AND CLASSIFICATIONS	17:07	\|	Brant	25/11/07

125.	Shoot now, pay later	18:51	\|	jjvanka	25/11/07

126.	#123, lakshmi...	02:18	\|	Silvienne	26/11/07

127.	Israel`s self defence is a crime?	15:54	\|	DR	26/11/07

128.	#14 Clickfool; A question	16:49	\|	Albert Einstein	26/11/07

129.	#128, Albert Einstein`s question to Clickfool...	03:36	\|	Silvienne	27/11/07

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