Israel kills 4 Palestinian militants
Israel killed four Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip: two in a ground assault and two in an airstrike against militants launching rockets at the Jewish state, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.
The violence, the worst in coastal Gaza in 10 days, came a day before former British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes his first visit to the region as envoy for the so-called quartet of Middle East negotiators.
An Israeli military spokesman said the airstrike was launched after two rockets hit the southern town of Sderot, injuring an Israeli woman. The two other men were shot as they approached a border fence with Israel, the spokesman said.
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