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Gunmen kill 2 Israelis on Gaza border-rescue service

Posted on: Saturday, 23 July 2005, 16:41 CDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants shot and killed two Israelis near a Gaza border crossing on Sunday, Israeli rescue services said, in the latest flare-up of violence in recent weeks despite a cease-fire declared in February.

The army had no immediate comment and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the shooting.

Gunmen infiltrated from Gaza and fired at an Israeli vehicle at the Kissufim border crossing, killing one Israeli and wounding three others, Israel's Zaka rescue service said. The soldiers then returned fire, a military source added.

The incident coincided with a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who met Israeli and Palestinian leaders to urge them to coordinate more closely on Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip next month.

Source: REUTERS

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