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IDF kills gunman on Israel-Gaza border
 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed a gunman at the Kissufim crossing on the Israel-Gaza border early Thursday, Palestinian medics and sources said. Hamas said the gunman belonged to their ranks, although it was not immediately clear to which group he belonged. He was later identified as Akram Abu Rada`in, 22, from Gaza City.An Israeli military source said troops had opened fire on two militants seen approaching the barrier with an explosive. The gunman was the first militant from Gaza killed by Israel since a November 1 air strike that killed two militant leaders from Hamas and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a faction of the mainstream Fatah movement. Israel withdrew the last of its forces from the Gaza Strip in September, ending a 38-year occupation of the coastal zone where 1.4 million Palestinians live. Posted by: Steve 2005-11-10 |
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