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Earlier, Israel's internal security agency said that a series of airstrikes had killed Bassem Issa and several other senior Hamas militants. The army released a statement on Wednesday, saying that it carried out a 'complex and first-of-its-kind operation. Those targeted, it said, were a key part of the Hamas General Staff' and considered close to the head of the group's military wing.
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The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians as Israel signals a widening military campaign:
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