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Israeli air strike kills girl in Gaza - residents
12 Oct 2006 18:36:10 GMT
Source: Reuters

GAZA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli missile fired from an unmanned drone killed a girl and wounded nine other people in the Shijaia neighbourhood in Gaza City on Thursday, local residents said and hospital staff said.

An Israeli army spokesman had no details but said he was checking the report.

Local residents the missile was aimed at a senior Hamas militant living in the area and he survived the attack. Local residents said his house was completely destroyed by the missile.
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Israeli soldiers stand atop a tank near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip, October 22, 2006. Several Israeli cabinet ministers called on Sunday for a military operation to retake control of Gaza's southern border and prevent Palestinian militants smuggling in weapons from neighbouring Egypt.