Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian after he planted two bombs near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The man, killed near the settlement of Morag, “was apparently waiting for an Israeli patrol to pass,” said an Israeli army spokesman. A second Palestinian involved in the incident escaped.
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