Undercover Israeli commandos shot dead a Hamas militant in the Gaza Strip today after he fled when they tried to arrest him, the army said.

Israeli troops today pulled out of a Gaza Strip town after shooting dead a Palestinian and demolishing the homes of three Islamic militants killed in attacks on Israelis dating back to 1996.

A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed today in the Gaza Strip and another one was wounded as they neared a border fence on the way home from school, witnesses and hospital officials said.

Palestinian militants on an explosives-packed boat blew themselves up when intercepted by an Israeli navy patrol off the Gaza Strip today, wounding four Israeli soldiers, the army and Palestinians said.