Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunrunners in the Gaza Strip. The two men shot dead Sunday were part of a cell spotted smuggling arms into Rafah across the nearby Egyptian border. A third Palestinian was arrested. Hours later, a Palestinian Authority policeman was killed when a smuggling tunnel he was helping uncover collapsed on him.
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