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IDF strikes kill at least three Hamas militants in Gaza Strip
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: IDF, Gaza, missile strike 

The Israel Defense Forces killed at least three Hamas militants on Monday in two separate incidents in the northern Gaza Strip.

In the first incident, an Israel Air Force aircraft opened a missile strike on militants at a mortar launching pad in the northern town of Beit Hanoun. One militant was wounded in the incident and at least one other was killed.

An IDF spokeswoman said the missile targeted militants who had launched two mortar shells at Israel shortly before, and identified hitting them.
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Witnesses said an IAF missile was fired in the northern part of the territory near a key crossing with Israel. Most Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks against Israel originate in the north of the strip.

Hamas, which controls the coastal enclave, said the militants were members of their group.

In the second incident, which occurred near the Erez Crossing, two other militants were killed by IDF fire on the ground. The two were suspected of preparing an explosive device targeting IDF troops patrolling the area.

Israel has placed its security forces on high alert, saying that Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups may try to disrupt the Annapolis conference by carrying out deadly high-profile attacks against Israeli targets.

Over the weekend, IDF soldiers shot dead two Palestinian men who approached the border fence separating Gaza from Israel, Palestinian medical staff said. The two brothers, in their forties, had walked close to an Israel-Gaza border terminal late on Friday night.

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      2.   This is how we get peace 14:25  |  JD 26/11/07
      3.   It gets difficult 14:26  |  Jackie 26/11/07
      4.   Great job! 14:30  |  Justy 26/11/07
      5.   Congratulations IDF 14:33  |  Conroy 26/11/07
      6.   Opening Salvos 14:34  |  Mark 26/11/07
      7.   The killings are sad, but 14:45  |  dovale 26/11/07
      8.   Hmmmmm......Curious timing for these hits 14:46  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/11/07
      9.   One PDF killed 14:54  |  Dav 26/11/07
      10.   Hamas asserts ownership of land from Jordan to Mediterranean 14:57  |  Avi 26/11/07
      11.   The failed actor Sullivan strikes again 14:57  |  David 26/11/07
      12.   The Treadmill to Nowhere 15:17  |  Natallie Durson 26/11/07
      13.   SULLIVAN: GROW UP 15:20  |  Brant 26/11/07
      14.   Yaakov and old tricks 15:24  |  DR 26/11/07
      15.   Yaacov Sullivan 15:30  |  Israeli 26/11/07
      16.   TIME TO ERASE THE WHOLE LEADERSHIP! 15:37  |  WARRIOR 26/11/07
      17.   Keep up the good work! 15:38  |  mu 26/11/07
      18.   "Best shots yet to come"! 15:39  |  Stephen 26/11/07
      19.   #8 Turncoat Sullivan 15:47  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/07
      20.   Is it time to improve the Pals` school system? 15:49  |  Murray of Montreal 26/11/07
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      23.   to anti-semite `yaacov` 15:59  |  goldenberg 26/11/07
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      33.   # 12 Durson 16:50  |  zayda 26/11/07
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      40.   YAAKOV SULLIVAN: MY REPLY 17:37  |  Brant 26/11/07
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      42.   #38 TURNCOAT SULLIVAN 17:52  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/07
      43.   # 31 17:54  |  viking 26/11/07
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      45.   #38-2 TURNCOAT SULLIVAN 17:55  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/07
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