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Israeli Troops Kill Two Militants in Gaza

   VOA News 26 December 2010
   Palestinians  carry the body of Mahmoud Al-Najar during his funeral in
   Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 26 Dec 2010

Photo: Reuters

   Palestinians  carry the body of Mahmoud Al-Najar during his funeral in
   Khan  Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 26 Dec 2010. He was killed in
   Israeli strike.

   Israeli   military   officials   say  soldiers  shot  and  killed  two
   Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip Sunday.
   Authorities  say  the  militants  were killed by an Israeli gunship as
   they  were  attempting  to set up an explosive device in an area where
   Israeli troops patrol.
   In the past week, militants have fired mortars and rockets into Israel
   wounding at least one person.
   The  Palestinian  militant group Hamas said Saturday it is prepared to
   escalate  hostilities  against Israel if tensions do not subside along
   the Israel-Gaza border.
   On  Friday,  Hamas  leader  Mahmoud  Zahar  said  his  group will stay
   committed  to  its informal truce signed with Israel two years ago, as
   long as Israel does the same.
   Israel  and  Hamas signed the truce at the end of a 22-day war between
   the two sides.

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