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Israeli air attack on Palestinian militants

Gaza City, Strip of Gaza - The new violence in the territories threatens the cease-fire declared in February

An Israeli airplane has fired against a Palestinian group of Hamas militants who were ready to launch mortar shells at a Jewish settlement of Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. The army would have localized two militants who were about to attack and ordered the air strike. Hamas said one of its members would have been seriously injured while was carrying out a "Holy mission". The Palestinian attack followed...

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Rome, Italy, 05/19/2005 12:26
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