The armed wing of Hamas said today its fighters had repelled a patrol of Israeli special forces troops trying to cross the border into the Gaza Strip.
The armed wing of Hamas said today its fighters had repelled a patrol of Israeli special forces troops trying to cross the border into the Gaza Strip.
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He said the fighters fired six mortar rounds at the Israelis, who returned fire with small arms and retreated. He said there were no casualties.
A spokesman said that the Israeli army was "not familiar with the incident," adding that no soldiers had crossed into Gaza since the beginning of Israel's air campaign against Hamas on December 27.
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