GAZA, April 8 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant and wounded another during a raid into the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medics said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said troops operating inside the Hamas-controlled territory opened fire at several armed militants who had shot at their patrol.

The Popular Resistance Committees group identified the dead gunman as Awad al-Tahrawi and said he was one of its members.

Troops frequently raid frontier areas suspected of being used by Palestinians to launch cross-border rockets into southern Israel. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Avida Landau, Editing by Sami Aboudi)

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