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GAZA - Israeli tank fire struck houses in northern Gaza, killing 12 Palestinians, Palestinian medical staff said.
They said the dead included women and children but had no exact figures. The Israeli military said it was not immediately aware of any shell having been fired in the area.
In the West Bank, Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinian gunmen and a civilian in a raid, Palestinian security sources said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops had opened fire during an operation to arrest wanted gunmen in the village of Yamoun, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Earlier, an Israeli warplane bombed and destroyed the home of a leading Hamas militant in the Gaza Strip in a raid that caused no casualties. The attack on the Gaza City home of Ahmed el Jabari, second in command in Hamas' military wing, occurred a day after Hamas militants fired rockets at Israel but caused no casualties.
- REUTERS
