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Israel army says killed five Hamas militants in north Gaza raid

A Palestinian inspects the rubble of a building in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 21, 2024, as the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants continues. [ AFP.]

Israel's military said on Friday it had killed five Hamas militants, including commanders, in an overnight raid in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, where Palestinian medics reported dozens killed or missing.

In a statement, the military and the Shin Bet security agency said they had "eliminated five Hamas terrorists, including a Nukhba (commando) company commander and an additional company commander who participated in the October 7 massacre" that sparked the Gaza war last year.

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