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Israeli artillery fire killed three Palestinians at the flashpoint border with Gaza following a rocket attack claimed by militants on Sunday.The Israeli shelling killed 91-year-old security guard Ibrahim Abdullah Abu Saeed, his grandson 17 year old Hossam Khaled Abu Saeed and a 20 year old man. The military action, which was confirmed by the Israeli army, took place in the town of Beit Hanoun, close to the border between Israel and the Islamist Hamas-run Gaza Strip.Witnesses said they heard an explosion at the border zone shortly before the tanks began firing.The military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine later claimed responsibility for rocket and mortar fire into Israel that occurred at around the same time and location.
