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Al Jazeera English - News - Israeli Raids Target Islamic Jihad

Al Jazeera English - News - Israeli Raids Target Islamic Jihad: "A series of Israeli military raids in the Palestinian territories has killed a Hamas man and at least 10 members of Islamic Jihad, including the Gaza chief of its armed wing.

Three overnight air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed nine fighters from the group, while an Israeli military operation in the West Bank left another dead."

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