Gaza: Israel kills Hamas commander in strike

Gaza: Israel kills Hamas commander in strike
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Summary An Israeli air strike kills a Hamas commander and two of his bodyguards in the southern Gaza Strip.

They were travelling in a vehicle when the missile hit. All three were killed instantly. This attack was one of a number of retaliatory strikes for a rocket fired from the Hamas-ruled territory that struck an Israeli school bus. One Israeli teenager was seriously injured.Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. 17 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles since the bus strike on Thursday. Israel has said it wants to teach Hamas a lesson for that attack in which children were targeted.

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