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Two shot dead in Gaza clash

Updated on 03 November 2006

By Darshna Soni

Two women have died in shooting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza.


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Two women have been shot dead and 10 wounded as they tried to act as human shields between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at a mosque in Gaza.

The women were marching towards the mosque when Israeli forces opened fire. Around 60 gunmen inside the building managed to escape.

The confrontation happened on the outskirts of Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.

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