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Israeli Airstrike Kills Five Palestinians in Gaza

   VOA News 19 December 2010

   An Israeli airstrike has killed five Palestinian militants in the Gaza
   Strip.
   Israeli military officials said on Saturday the five were preparing to
   launch  a rocket attack against southern Israeli communities when they
   were hit.
   No other information was available on the militants' identities.
   The  militant  Palestinian  group  Hamas controls the Gaza Strip where
   Israel has routinely targeted rocket launchers.

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