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Israeli Gunfire Kills 5, Wounds 18 in Central Gaza

Posted Apr 11, 08 3:07 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Israeli gun and tank fire in Gaza today killed at least five Palestinians, including two boys, said officials at a Palestinian hospital. The wounded included 18 civilians and two fighters. Israeli officials said troops entered the area to quell terrorist activity and push Palestinians from a border fence when they faced fire from local gunmen, provoking a clash, the New York Times reports.

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Palestinian men, blindfolded and handcuffed are seen at the Israel-Gaza Strip border after they were detained and taken out of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army during an incursion Friday April 11, 2008....   (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Palestinians carry the body of twelve-year-old Riad Al-Oweisi, to his funeral at Bureij refugee camp in the middle of Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
A Palestinian girl cries during the funeral of a Hamas militant in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2008. Early Friday, Israeli aircraft killed two Hamas militants in a strike on southern...   (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
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