Israeli troops killed two Hamas fugitives and seriously wounded a third in a gun battle in a West Bank refugee camp today. The firefight erupted after troops raided the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank with jeeps and armoured personnel carriers, and conducted house-to-house searches. The wounded man was taken to an Israeli hospital. The Israeli military said the three had been involved in attacks on Israelis, but would not elaborate.
In the Gaza Strip, the body of a third Palestinian was found early today near the scene of an explosion last night. Security officials initially said two Palestinians died in the blast near the border fence with Israel, on the edge of the Mughazi refugee camp. Palestinian reports said the three were killed when a rocket they were setting up exploded prematurely.
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However, Palestinian security officials said they also heard the sound of machine gun fire after the blast. The Israeli military said it had no forces in the area.
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