GAZA, March 28 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant and wounded two during clashes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Islamist group and Palestinian medical staff said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was checking the report.

Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June when it routed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Joseph Nasr)

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