'IDF bombing in Gaza kills 2 attempting to launch rocket'
Security source says airstrike prevented gunmen from firing rocket into Israel; Palestinians report men were from al-Qaida affiliated group.
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Israeli forces fired into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to kill two gunmen from an al-Qaida-affiliated Palestinian faction who approached the boundary fence, Palestinian medical officials said. An Israeli security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen were suspected of preparing to fire a rocket across the border into Israel.The two dead and a comrade wounded in the shelling belonged to the Tawheed and Jihad group, radical Islamists who have challenged Hamas rule over the Palestinian enclave, sources said.RELATED:IAF strikes Gaza following rocket fire at western NegevAfter 2 months of quiet, Kassam rocket fired from GazaAn Israeli army spokeswoman had no immediate comment on the incident, which disrupted a relative quiet along the frontier.A rocket launched from Gaza struck Israel on Sunday, causing no damage or casualties.
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