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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Gaza man injured in clashes near border

Maan News Agency - A 22-year-old Gaza man was injured Tuesday, Gaza medics told Ma'an, and transported to hospital from east of Khan Younis after what witnesses said was an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and resistance fighters.

Witnesses reported a clash near the Israeli military base of Kissufim, east of the Khuza'a village in the southern Gaza Strip. Residents said an Israeli patrol was seen entering the Gaza border before the clash began.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops reported being fired on, but had not registered a return of fire.

The injured man was taken to the Al-Aqsa Hospital for treatment in Khan Younis.
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