Three Palestinians died when a bomb they planted to hit Israeli troops exploded prematurely. The blast in Rafah, on the Gaza Strip border with Israel, took place Tuesday as Israeli forces were hunting for weapons-smuggling tunnels in the Palestinian town.
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