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Summary
Two Palestinians were killed and three hurt in a strike by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. The clash took place near the Kissufim border crossing in central Gaza. The Israeli military says it hit a group of Palestinians laying explosives near Gaza's perimeter fence.Islamic Jihad, a radical Islamist group, said the Israeli troops entered the Gaza Strip and fired from a helicopter and tanks. The body of a 23-year-old Islamic Jihad fighter was taken to a Gaza hospital immediately after the fighting. A second body was later retrieved from the area, it was reported. Palestinians and rights groups say more than 1,400 Gazans died in the conflict, while Israel puts the figure at 1,166. Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, were killed.
