Israeli troops killed two Palestinians among four who were trying to infiltrate an army base in the Gaza Strip. An army tank fired a number of shells at the infiltrators, who were crawling along a road in the Gush Katif settlement bloc Feb. 19. One of the infiltrators was wounded and captured, and another escaped.
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