Israeli helicopters fired missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip. Thursday’s attack wounded seven people, witnesses said. Also Thursday, a Palestinian boy was killed during an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said the 9-year-old was shot by troops who entered the southern Gaza town of Rafah to hunt for arms-smuggling tunnels from nearby Egypt.
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