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Palestinians launch mortar at Israeli troops in S. Gaza

GAZA, April 18 (KUNA) -- Saladin Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, claimed responsibility for firing a mortar shell early Saturday morning at Israeli troops executing an incursion into Qarara village.
In a statement, the brigades said that its activists fired a 100mm mortar shell at the troops, who were engaged in an incursion into the eastern part of the village, located east of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younes.
It said the Palestinian activists who executed the attack returned to base safely.
The attack is in response to the repetitive Israeli incursions, it concluded. (end) mzt.ema KUNA 181002 Apr 09NNNN