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Last update - 15:40 20/03/2008 Rocket damages Negev house; Medics: IDF kills Gaza civilian By News Agencies Tags: Palestinian, Gaza, IDF Israel Defense Forces troops killed a Palestinian civilian near the border fence with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical officials said. The officials said the 60-year-old farmer was shot dead riding on his donkey near the frontier fence east of Khan Younis in the central part of the Hamas-controlled territory. An IDF spokeswoman said she was looking into the report. Advertisement A statement from the IDF spokesman's office earlier reported that a roadside charge was detonated as an army patrol passed along the border fence, also in the central Gaza area. No injuries were reported in the blast and it was not clear if the two events were related. In a separate incident, the Islamist group Hamas said two members of its armed wing were killed by an Israel Air Force strike on a training camp in Gaza City. The group had blamed the blast on an Israel Air Force strike but later said there had been no attack. Meanwhile, a smuggling tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border collapsed, killing one man, doctors said. Residents said they believed another man was buried in the rubble. Palestinian smugglers use tunnels to bring everything from cigarettes to weapons into Gaza. Also Thursday, a Qassam fired by militants in Gaza struck a western Negev kibbutz. No injuries were reported, but the rocket damaged a building. Thursday's incidents occurred amid new signs that Israel is moving closer to a cease-fire with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel has eased overall in recent weeks as Egypt, with U.S. backing, pressed Hamas to stop its rocket fire into Israel and urged Israel to halt military strikes. The truce efforts intensified after a fierce round of fighting that began in late February and killed more than 120 Palestinians, including dozens of civilians, as well as three Israelis. As part of the truce talks, Hamas wants Israel to reopen Gaza's border crossings. Hamas also wants to have some sort of presence at the crossings. Defense officials have not ruled that out, as long as Israel is allowed to monitor the passages in some way as well. During their talks on Wednesday, Israeli and Egyptian representatives agreed in principle to a deal that would have Egypt replace Israel as the Gaza Strip's sole electricity provider. Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha confirmed Wednesday the talks were under way with Egyptian mediators. "As we have always said, the ball is in Israel's court," Taha said. "We cannot forget that.... Every single minute they are committing new aggressions against the Palestinians." Related articles: At least 12 Palestinians wounded in IAF strike in Gaza Egypt agrees to take over as Gaza power supplier Palestinian Americans warned of security profiling at B-G Airport Bookmark to del.icio.us   Declassifying AIPAC Two former pro-Israel lobbyists charged with revealing secret info. to Israeli diplomats. Jersualem pilgrimage Christian pilgrims flock to Holy City to mark Good Friday and retrace the route of Jesus.   1.   Sorry, but.... 09:36  |  Esther 20/03/08   2.   61 year old farmer... 10:10  |  Silvienne 20/03/08   3.   And will the trigger-happy murderer be punished? 10:16  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   4.   question 10:30  |  Marcelo 20/03/08   5.   You`re right,Esther (for your post No.1) 10:31  |  Hastaroth 20/03/08   6.   Just take `em down - militant palestinians deserve it 10:40  |  Johnny 20/03/08   7.   THEY ALWAYS DO... IT`S NORMAL BUSINESS. READ B`TSELEM`S REPORTS 11:19  |  TripleJump 20/03/08   8.   The solution to their distress and misery. 11:27  |  Jean Van Daem 20/03/08   9.   "Palestinians say..." 11:40  |  One of the Chosen 20/03/08   10.   For Johnny in Stockholm # 6 12:20  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   11.   For Jean van Daem #8 12:40  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   12.   End the vile siege,you rotteers,and end the murder &mayhem! 13:05  |  lakshmi 20/03/08   13.   A 60 year old "terrorist".....???? 13:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/03/08   14.   What was his Name 13:12  |  Just a curious onloo 20/03/08   15.   Clickfool number 3 13:22  |  David Nigel Braham 20/03/08   16.   to#12 How old is Fidel Castro ?? 13:45  |  maurice 20/03/08   17.   A Pals Killed, may be a new "honor" crime ?? 13:46  |  Jean 20/03/08   18.   An Pals killed, may be hi forgot to pay a tax on his donkey to.. 13:47  |  maurice 20/03/08   19.   " Hamas killed in a "work accident" EXCELLENT 13:53  |  maurice 20/03/08   20.   2 islamofascists killed by their own "medecine" 13:54  |  jean 20/03/08   21.   Clickfool # 3 13:58  |  ChanahS 20/03/08   22.   End the vile siege of Jewish lands,you rotters&go back home 14:02  |  Josh 20/03/08   23.   Re Hastaroth 14:06  |  Esther 20/03/08   24.   For David Nigel Braham # 15 14:08  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   25.   lackshmo - putting an end 14:16  |  ChanahS 20/03/08   26.   Dino stop lecturing IDF and use lenses yourself. 14:18  |  Michel 20/03/08   27.   CFOOL roadside bombs kill Israelis as well as Brits. 14:22  |  PETER SM 20/03/08   28.   "Just a curious onlooker", go to palestinian site to get his name 14:23  |  Johnny 20/03/08   29.   Clickfool and his sick bias is still here? 14:27  |  The Equalizer 20/03/08   30.   I fall from the donkey, Israël fault, hahaha 14:29  |  maurice 20/03/08   31.   May be an Hamas "work accident", poor old guy 14:30  |  maurice 20/03/08   32.   yee-haw! 16:08  |  taterhead 20/03/08   33.   # 1 # 23 Esther 16:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/03/08   34.   For Clickfool#11 17:21  |  Ian Robertson 20/03/08   35.   Re Swiss #33 19:12  |  Esther 20/03/08   36.   iI`M SURE NUNBER 3 IS ON WELFARE 19:27  |  HAL TRIPP 20/03/08   37.   "Officials" said farmer was killed while planting- 19:35  |  just wee bit curious 20/03/08   38.   Poor old fart 20:57  |  utagawa 20/03/08   39.   The very ultimate mission 22:00  |  clod 20/03/08   40.   # 35 Esther 22:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/03/08   41.   "oops i did it again" 22:42  |  Harold 20/03/08   42.   lakshmi,if we ended the murder and mayhem,all the radical muslims 22:50  |  terrornator 20/03/08   43.   lakshmi - the only obvious by your posts is 23:12  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/03/08   44.   For Utagawa # 38 23:19  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   45.   For The Equalizer # 29 23:23  |  Clickfool 20/03/08   46.   this is shocking!! quick a ambulence and helicopter 23:42  |  shocked squatter 20/03/08   47.   45 Clicky...man on donkey, a casualty of war 23:50  |  The Equalizer 20/03/08   48.   Clickfool 45 23:54  |  ChanahS 20/03/08   49.   Clickfool the Cruel 23:55  |  utagawa 20/03/08   50.   Clickfool # 44 23:57  |  ChanahS 20/03/08   51.   Who is to blame for this article? 00:13  |  manny.b 21/03/08   52.   manny b 51 01:01  |  ChanahS 21/03/08   53.   TO HAMAS AND ALL SUPPORTERS 01:26  |  NEIL GOLAN 21/03/08   54.   zionists,pay specia attention to this ! 01:41  |  lakshmi 21/03/08   55.   60 years old farmers shot dead 02:07  |  Rahim 21/03/08   56.   #13, Swiss (Dino)....what a good idea.... 04:19  |  Silvienne 21/03/08   57.   #26, Michel, so, you condone the murder of this old guy? 04:22  |  Silvienne 21/03/08   58.   LAKSHMI Pay attention.Why haven`t you solved Islamist terror 04:24  |  PETER SM 21/03/08   59.   #49, utagawa to Clickfool; another lot of useless info.... 04:24  |  Silvienne 21/03/08   60.   Lakshmi _ The Inequities Quoted Are Against God 05:05  |  Eli 21/03/08   61.   #60, Eli... 06:57  |  Silvienne 21/03/08   62.   #9 "IDF spokeswoman said" 16:50  |  Advocate4Liberty 21/03/08   63.   Clickfool #10 too generous 16:51  |  Advocate4Liberty 21/03/08   64.   #53 Screamer 16:58  |  Advocate4Liberty 21/03/08   65.   Excellent Point Curious...What Was His Name? 19:44  |  Reader 21/03/08   66.   What Was His Name Haaretz? 19:48  |  Reader 21/03/08   67.   "This Old Man was riding D(donkey)49, on his way to commit a 02:08  |  Goolam 22/03/08   68.   IDF Kills Again 08:01  |  Mike Stoudenmire 22/03/08   69.   NOTE HOW CLICKFOOL DID NOT RESPOND TO #34 14:17  |  Ian Robertson 22/03/08

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