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IDF troops stand near tanks in a staging area near the Sufa crossing between Israel and Gaza on Monday. (AP)
Last update - 22:32 19/02/2008
Palestinians: 7-year-old Gaza boy killed in Hamas-IDF crossfire
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Tags: Palestinians, IDF, security 

A 7-year-old boy was killed and two other children were wounded Tuesday in an exchange of fire between Hamas militants and Israel Defense Forces troops in the central Gaza town of Deir el-Balah, Palestinian medics said.

Palestinian security officials said IDF troops seized control over a house in town and came under heavy fire from Hamas. The troops shot back and the children were apparently caught in the crossfire, the officials said.

The IDF said a small group of soldiers operating just inside the strip came under attack and returned fire, hitting at least one Palestinian gunman. A military spokeswoman said there had been no notification from Palestinian officials of any child casualties, and she was also not aware that troops had occupied any building.
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Soldiers seeking to stop Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza into Israel regularly clash with militants.

Earlier Tuesday, IDF troops killed an armed Palestinian militant along the security fence on the border with the central Gaza Strip in the early morning hours.

Military sources said the militant opened fire on infantry troops who were patrolling the area. The troops charged the militant and opened fire, killing him.

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said the militant was a member of the group, adding that he was shot as he tried to plant an explosive device along the border.

Meanwhile Tuesday, a Qassam rocket hit the western Negev, Israel Radio reported, causing no damage or injuries. A mortar shell also hit southern Israel, Army Radio reported, causing extensive damage to a chicken coop.

Later, two Qassam rockets hit the industrial zone in the western Negev town of Sderot, causing no injuries.

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      1.   They live through murder. 11:10  |  Jean Van Daem 19/02/08
      2.   Good, maybe it was Nattalie Durson! 11:29  |  akiva (zionist) 19/02/08
      3.   Dead 13:09  |  Dror 19/02/08
      4.   #1 Akiva i hope it was Natallie too! 13:13  |  Boris 19/02/08
      5.   come on akiva u won`t find people like Durson fighting or risking 13:43  |  too scared 19/02/08
      6.   See Jean Van Daem? You know what can kill you yet you continue to 15:53  |  Wake up 19/02/08
      7.   propaganda 17:33  |  David k. 19/02/08
      8.   akiva dispora(zionist) hiding in the USA 17:57  |  Assad-u-LLAH 19/02/08
      9.   PALESTINIANS AND SUICIDE BOMBERS 18:00  |  mike 19/02/08
      10.   A death of a child 18:21  |  Sam 19/02/08
      11.   Funny how the Pals are never responsible for the cross-fire. 18:44  |  Cynic 19/02/08
      12.   Who gives a flying F 18:55  |  Simeon 19/02/08
      13.   #8, Assad-u-idiot! 19:16  |  DR 19/02/08
      14.   Well-being instead politics. 19:18  |  Jean Van Daem 19/02/08
      15.   Assad-u-LLAH`s reply to akiva 19:27  |  Bill H. 19/02/08
      16.   #14 jean van dumb? go back whare you came from 19:31  |  Assad-u-LLAH 19/02/08
      17.   Children are killed when Hamas is involved. 19:46  |  same as usual 19/02/08
      18.   # 9 mike, honestly, I never heard anything about Jews....... 19:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/02/08
      19.   Assad - related to the Butcher of Damascus? 19:53  |  Won`t forget Rafiq 19/02/08
      20.   Swiss Dino - you`re right... but not entirely 20:10  |  Jeroen de Jager 19/02/08
      21.   Hamas and death 20:49  |  Connie 19/02/08
      22.   21. connie same ol BS in support of zionist terror 21:15  |  Assad-u-LLAH 19/02/08
      23.   # 20 Jeroen de Jager 21:15  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/02/08
      24.   Swiss Dino - some perspective, please 21:42  |  john 19/02/08
      25.   # 24 john 22:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/02/08
      26.   #22 Assad,and more ridiculous statements! 23:01  |  DR 19/02/08
      27.   Obviously Hamas was using those kids as human shields 23:07  |  m 19/02/08
      28.   DR there is no doubt you are the problem 23:45  |  Assad-u-LLAH 19/02/08
      29.   Making silence is better than talking 23:49  |  V 19/02/08
      30.   #26 Carne Assad-u-LLAH 00:48  |  Tom 20/02/08
      31.   To Assad uLLah 01:00  |  Douglas Fireman 20/02/08
      32.   was the child unclean/goyim 01:01  |  billy jack 20/02/08
      33.   Cynic#11 - Oh how I agree with you 01:16  |  William 20/02/08
      34.   AssaD#22 - A simple response...to a simple man 01:19  |  William 20/02/08
      35.   WAKE UP - why do palestinians blow themselves up!! 01:20  |  Lee Grodfeild 20/02/08
      36.   Whenever Palestinians try nonviolent reistance, the IDF shoots 01:25  |  Lee Grodfeild 20/02/08
      37.   #30 - Tom response to Assad 01:25  |  William 20/02/08
      38.   Billy Jack, When are you comin` back? 01:27  |  Tom 20/02/08
      39.   #2 akiva (Zionist) Israeli Zionists want world sympathy... 01:29  |  Maureen Ann 20/02/08
      40.   A Simple Head Count, john, 02:05  |  Knott Bushman 20/02/08
      41.   assad 02:13  |  Connie 20/02/08
      42.   what a title 02:16  |  Fares 20/02/08
      43.   #12 02:17  |  Fares 20/02/08
      44.   Cowards hiding behind kids 02:20  |  Michael 20/02/08
      45.   #8 ASS-u-LLAAH 02:50  |  * BEN JABO 20/02/08
      46.   #39 Maureen Ann - Again with the roses 02:54  |  * BEN JABO 20/02/08
      47.   #35 Lee Grodfeild 03:01  |  hala 20/02/08
      48.   #32 Billy Jack 03:18  |  Angus 20/02/08
      49.   One more terrorist in training is gone, many more need same fate 04:48  |  Genuine Tosefta 20/02/08
      50.   In answer to flying F #12 04:52  |  Mike 20/02/08
      51.   My Yalmulka`s Off to You! (so to speak) 05:28  |  Avi 20/02/08
      52.   Brave HamAss hiding behind Children Again!! 06:24  |  Cristo 20/02/08
      53.   responses 09:56  |  Dan 20/02/08
      54.   What an evil army... 10:02  |  Dutch 20/02/08
      55.   Assad-u-allah & Hamas could care less!!! 17:05  |  DR 20/02/08
      56.   #54 2ND TRY DEMENTED DUTCH 02:56  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08
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