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Israeli military claim to thwart Hamas tunnel attack
19 July 2014 12:03 BST
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The Israeli military claim to have thwarted an attempt by Hamas to invade Israel through underground tunnels to "massacre civilians in an Israeli community."
In the ensuing gunfire one Hamas fighter was killed and another fled back to Gaza.