GAZA, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - At least three Palestinian militants have been killed and six wounded by the Israeli Army in clashes in the Gaza Strip, local television reported Thursday.
The Al Aqsa television channel said that the dead and wounded belonged to an armed Hamas faction, the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigade.
Palestinian militants have been firing homemade Qassam rockets into Israel for the past week, and Israel has threatened to retaliate by cutting off electricity, water and fuel supplies to the enclave.
A Wednesday meeting of the Israeli Cabinet reportedly decided against any major military incursion into Gaza for the time being, however Palestinian sources said Thursday that Israeli military personnel crossed into Gaza Wednesday night, and were continuing to conduct clearing operations near the town of Han Yunis.
