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Saturday, January 29, 2005
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in Gaza
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GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army has shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip, medics said.
It was the fourth killing in the past week in the West Bank and Gaza where violence has largely abated since Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian president earlier this month.
Witnesses said on Saturday the 35-year-old man, who was said by witnesses to be mentally retarded, approached the Israel-Gaza border fence near the town of Khan Younis and was shot by troops on the Israeli side of the border.
The Israeli army was checking the details of the incident.
Armed Palestinian security forces have taken control of areas within the Gaza Strip in the past week and Abbas has persuaded militant groups to observe a de facto truce and stop rocket and mortar attacks on Israel.
The Israeli army also said on Friday that it would reduce its military operations in Gaza and the West Bank in response to the efforts by Abbas to end attacks on Israelis.
The latest in a series of meetings between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials to discuss security matters is due to take place later on Saturday when Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz meets senior Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan.
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