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Israeli soldier and Palestinian militant killed on Gaza border
Source: The Guardian
Israeli soldier and Palestinian militant killed on Gaza border
Abu Nasser and Netanel Moshiashvili shot dead in gun battle
during reported kidnap attempt
Harriet Sherwood in Gaza City
guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 June 2012 18.16 BST
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant have been killed in an exchange of fire on the Gaza border in what was thought to be a kidnap attempt.
The Palestinian man, named as Ahmed Abu Nasser, 22, broke through the border fence, alerting soldiers of the Israeli Defence Forces' (IDF) Golani brigade. In the ensuing gun battle early on Friday morning, both Abu Nasser and Netanel Moshiashvili, 21, were killed.
Following the incident, explosions were reported in and around the Gaza town of Khan Younis. Israeli war planes were reported to have struck a motorcycle, injuring three or four Palestinians. According to a statement from the IDF, Israeli "aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that fired a rocket at IDF soldiers. A hit was confirmed."
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Abu Nasser and Netanel Moshiashvili shot dead in gun battle
during reported kidnap attempt
Harriet Sherwood in Gaza City
guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 June 2012 18.16 BST
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant have been killed in an exchange of fire on the Gaza border in what was thought to be a kidnap attempt.
The Palestinian man, named as Ahmed Abu Nasser, 22, broke through the border fence, alerting soldiers of the Israeli Defence Forces' (IDF) Golani brigade. In the ensuing gun battle early on Friday morning, both Abu Nasser and Netanel Moshiashvili, 21, were killed.
Following the incident, explosions were reported in and around the Gaza town of Khan Younis. Israeli war planes were reported to have struck a motorcycle, injuring three or four Palestinians. According to a statement from the IDF, Israeli "aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that fired a rocket at IDF soldiers. A hit was confirmed."
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/01/israeli-soldier-palestinian-militant-killed
