Two Killed in Gaza Strip Shootout

World | May 2, 2005, Monday // 00:00

An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian fugitive were killed in a West Bank shootout Monday, the army said, part of a marked increase in tension in recent weeks despite a three-month-old truce. Israeli and Palestinian leaders traded accusations over the shooting in the village of Seideh, with each saying the other side is persistently violating the cease-fire declared in February. Also Monday, Palestinian bulldozers demolished the homes of three senior Palestinian officers who had illegally seized public land in the Gaza Strip for private use. The demolition is part of a new anti-corruption campaign announced over the weekend by the Palestinian interior minister.

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