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Gazans took to the streets to bury a militant killed in an Israeli air strike. Palestinian medics said the latest strike struck near Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, killed 32-year-old Bassam Badwan, who was active with the militant group of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Two other gunmen were wounded in the strike which took place late on Monday, medical workers said. One of the two men wounded was in a serious condition. An Israeli army spokeswoman said a military aircraft had targeted a Palestinian who fired a rocket-propelled grenade at soldiers that struck inside Israel. Israeli media said a mortar bomb was also fired from Gaza at Israel, causing no injuries. A direct hit was identified in the Israeli attack, the spokeswoman said. There were no reported casualties from the grenade attack that prompted the air raid. Israel frequently carries out air raids over Hamas-ruled Gaza, targeting Palestinian militants suspected of firing rockets. Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on Friday in Gaza, when Israel attacked tunnels along the border with Egypt it says are used by Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons.
