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Israel kills three Gaza gunmen in air strikes


    GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed three Palestinian gunmen in air strikes in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday, said Palestinian militants and hospital officials.

    A Hamas cross-border rocket attack killed an Israelicivilian on Wednesday, the first such death in the Jewish statein nine months.

    The militants and hospital officials said those killed inThursday's air strikes were a fighter from the Islamist Hamasmovement and two from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC)armed group.

    An Israeli military spokeswoman said the air force hadmounted an attack on Palestinian gunmen.

    (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Writing by Dan Williams inJerusalem, Editing by Ralph Gowling)