Israeli troops killed three Palestinian youths suspected of planning a terror attack in the Gaza Strip. The three, armed with knives and wire cutters, were spotted in an area declared off-limits to Palestinians near the settlements of Dugit and Alei Sinai. Meanwhile, two Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded in an overnight search for terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Israeli troops, tanks and engineering crews, backed by military helicopters, took part in the operation.
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