An Arab terrorist was killed yesterday in Gaza during a clash with an army patrol. He was Ibrahim Halil Badawi, 32, who had been wanted for some time, the army announced.
Badawi threw a hand grenade at the Israeli force, and as he was trying to throw a second one, he was shot and killed. There were no Israeli casualties, A Kalachnikov rifle, ammunition and hand grenades were found at the spot.
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