Israeli soldiers captured four Hamas militants after a gunfight in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army and Hamas's armed wing said. "The four gunmen were taken into Israel for questioning," an army spokeswoman said.Israel has killed at least 35 Palestinians in Gaza this week as part of what officials describe as a stepped-up campaign to curb rocket fire into the Jewish state. Gaza militants have fired about 230 mortars and rockets at Israel in the past five days, the army said.
Hamas's armed wing confirmed Saturday's arrests and said the four gunmen were besieged in a house near the northern Gaza town of Jabalya. "They fought until the last bullet," a Hamas spokesman said. Hamas said the Israeli soldiers also arrested family members who had been in the house.
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