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Palestinian militants running during clashes with IDF troops near Khan Yunis last week. (AP)
Last update - 08:34 15/05/2008
IAF air strikes in Gaza leave two militants dead, four wounded
By News Agencies
Tags: Gaza, IDF, Hamas

Israel Air Force aircraft struck twice in Gaza City late Wednesday, aiming for a group of Hamas militants, killing two and wounding four, witnesses and Hamas officials said.

The Israel Defense Forces said its forces attacked armed Palestinians.

The IAF strikes followed a rocket attack on Ashkelon which left 14 Israelis wounded. Two militant groups in Gaza claimed responsibility.
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The IDF killed two Hamas militants and two Palestinian civilians on Wednesday in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, medical workers said.

On Wednesday morning, a gunman was killed in an Israel Air Force strike during a ground raid near Khan Yunis, in the southern part of the territory, the medical workers said.

An IDF spokeswoman confirmed the strike. Alongside the aerial attack, IDF ground troops were operating in the area, and Lieutenant Colonel Tal Carmel was very lightly wounded by shrapnel.

Carmel is a battalion commander in the Givati infantry brigade.

Separately, IDF soldiers shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian during an incursion near Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, the medical workers said.

Another IAF strike in northern Gaza killed a Hamas gunman and a civilian, medical workers said. The military spokeswoman said she was checking the report. The military spokeswoman said she was checking the report.

Israel frequently raids the Gaza Strip in an effort to stop the firing of the rockets. But militants fire them almost daily and in the past week they have killed two Israeli civilians. The ongoing fighting has clouded Egyptian efforts to mediate a cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas rulers of Gaza.

Egypt is mediating a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but progress has been stalled by disagreement over the scope of the truce.

The violence on Wednesday came hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was slated to arrive in Israel for a three-day visit.

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      1.   good job IDF 08:11  |  vik 14/05/08
      2.   This is more ugly state terrorism by Israel 10:41  |  Dutch 14/05/08
      3.   continual awful crimes of israel 13:01  |  rwael 14/05/08
      4.   continual awful crimes of israel 13:01  |  rwael 14/05/08
      5.   continual awful crimes of israel 13:15  |  franswa 14/05/08
      6.   Vik 13:42  |  Edifice 14/05/08
      7.   no. 2, Dutch 14:42  |  Sam C 14/05/08
      8.   Israel butchers more civilians. Celebrating 60yrs 15:55  |  *BEN JABO 14/05/08
      9.   Win the war against terror. 16:06  |  Jean Van Daem 14/05/08
      10.   dutch,theres 4 more of the pal scum reaping their rewards from 16:26  |  payback 14/05/08
      11.   pass out the candy,this is a call for celebrations 16:27  |  hershey candy 14/05/08
      12.   rwael in paris the only thing awful about this is there was only 16:29  |  maybe next time 14/05/08
      13.   # The real dictators and oppressors are the Israelis 17:01  |  Dutch 14/05/08
      14.   Ben, Ben, ben 18:05  |  ross 14/05/08
      15.   Two more Palestinian civilians killed... 19:37  |  Silvienne 14/05/08
      16.   #15 Silvienne the Parrot 20:19  |  Murray the Mongoose 14/05/08
      17.   Murray... 21:02  |  Silvienne 14/05/08
      18.   #10, payback... 22:02  |  Silvienne 14/05/08
      19.   I have a great deal of pity for you Silvienne 22:53  |  Murray the Mongoose 14/05/08
      20.   Silvienne is very even handed 23:17  |  Ian Robertson 14/05/08
      21.   #14 ross, ross ross 00:06  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      22.   #16 Silvienne - Must I post the Hamas brag again? 00:14  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      23.   #13 Demented Dutch 00:20  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      24.   SILVIENNE AND DUTCH 00:37  |  Brant- 15/05/08
      25.   SILVIENNE AND DUTCH 00:45  |  Brant 15/05/08
      26.   Silvienne 18 01:09  |  ChanahS 15/05/08
      27.   FAKE BEN JABO ALERT #21- #24 YOU COWARD WEASEL 01:54  |  *BEN JABO 15/05/08
      28.   Wow, an earthquake like response! LOL 01:56  |  Elizabeth Weir 15/05/08
      29.   This response is a joke 01:56  |  Ron 15/05/08
      30.   Time for Israeli government to show some balls 02:54  |  Nechama 15/05/08
      31.   rwal...the confused 02:59  |  Nechama 15/05/08
      32.   Tit for tat, has to stop. A crushing blow is required. 03:04  |  Stephen. 15/05/08
      33.   As usual Brant gets the real villians mixed up 03:31  |  Dutch 15/05/08
      34.   they are not civilians if helping being close to terrorists 04:12  |  ralph 15/05/08
      35.   Silvienne, Re; The moral yardstick of the apologists 04:19  |  Dutch 15/05/08
      36.   It`s a start but not enough! 05:57  |  Al 15/05/08
      37.   Not to mention embarrassing her fellow 06:08  |  MaryRose 15/05/08
      38.   Ian you may be closer than you realize 06:16  |  MaryRose 15/05/08
      39.   Bravo IDF 06:17  |  MaryRose 15/05/08
      40.   Total waste of time 06:23  |  Ahmed 15/05/08
      41.   #27 Ahmed - Since you`re so enthusiastic 06:47  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      42.   #18 Silvienne, Re: The apologists moral yardstick 06:59  |  Dutch 15/05/08
      43.   #22, Ben Jabo....Oh no!! Not again!! 07:22  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      44.   #33, Ben Jabo and Ahmed... 07:26  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      45.   #20, Ian Robertson...sorry about that 07:28  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      46.   #25, Brant, you know what...? 07:31  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      47.   #26, Well, ChanahS... 07:33  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      48.   #18 Silvienne 07:53  |  MR 15/05/08
      49.   Destroy the terrorists. 08:43  |  Jean Van Daem 15/05/08
      50.   Silvienne (#15) on the contrary Silvienne 09:24  |  Gil 15/05/08
      51.   Silvienne 10:12  |  x-ray 15/05/08
      52.   A cut-and-paste propagandist visits Talkback # 40 10:21  |  Clickfool 15/05/08
      53.   DUITCH AND SMOKED SALMON 12:30  |  Brant 15/05/08
      54.   SILVIENNE: Posts 43-47 12:53  |  Brant 15/05/08
      55.   #45 Silvienne; Your response stands for itself 14:32  |  Ian Robertson 15/05/08
      56.   #43 Silvienne - No need for any lives to be lost 15:23  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      57.   #44 Silvienne - Two different types of rockets 15:28  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08
      58.   #57 Brant; VERY WELL PUT 16:40  |  Ian Robertson 15/05/08
      59.   #55, Ian, how pompous you are! 22:21  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      60.   #53, Brant...Dutch? 22:39  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      61.   #54, Brant, you show the poorest of poor taste 22:40  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      62.   #54, Brant, you show the poorest of poor taste 22:40  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      63.   #50, Gil in Haifa,... 22:42  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      64.   #51, x-ray, 22:43  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      65.   #57, Ben Jabo... 22:46  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      66.   #58, Ian Robertson...such a superior air! 22:47  |  Silvienne 15/05/08
      67.   Qudos IAF well done 23:05  |  Adrian de Klerk 15/05/08
      68.   #59 silvienne - dutch is being paid by the saudis 23:09  |  Adrian de KLerk 15/05/08
      69.   SILVIENNE: TUT TUT 23:18  |  Brant 15/05/08
      70.   #66, Brant--Get This 00:52  |  Silvienne 16/05/08
      71.   Brant-forgot one last thing... 00:52  |  Silvienne 16/05/08
      72.