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Israeli land attack rebuffed: Hamas
THE armed wing of Hamas says its fighters have repelled a patrol of Israeli special forces troops trying to cross the border into the Gaza Strip. A spokesman for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades told AFP on Saturday that fighters spotted an unspecified number of special forces trying to enter the Shijaiyah border neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City at around 1am on Saturday (1000 AEDT).He said the fighters fired six mortar rounds at the Israelis, who returned fire with small arms and retreated. He said there were no casualties. An army spokesman could not immediately comment on the claim. Posted by: tipper 2009-01-03 |
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