GAZA, March 24 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded another during an incursion in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Monday, hospital officials said.

An Israeli military spokesman had no immediate comment on the incident near the southern town of Khan Younis, which came during a relative lull in Gaza violence as Egypt tries to broker a ceasefire between Islamist Hamas and the Jewish state.

Palestinian hospital officials said it was not clear if the casualties were linked to militant groups.

Israel has denied being in truce talks but offered to stop its attacks on Gaza if cross-border rocket salvoes and other militant activities in the territory ceased.

Hamas suspended its rocket fire after Israeli forces raided northern Gaza this month, killing more than 120 Palestinians, many of them civilians. There have, however, been sporadic launches by a smaller militant group, Islamic Jihad. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Writing by Dan Williams, Editing by Mary Gabriel)

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