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Israeli Cabinet votes to seek truce with militants in Gaza
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A spokesman for the Israeli military said a ground force had attacked militants in the area attempting to fire rockets into Israel. (article 6) JERUSALEM (CNN) An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three Palestinian militants Tuesday following a mortar attack on Israel, according to Israeli army and Hamas sources. (article 4) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is meeting top military officials and ministers to discuss a possible wider military offensive in the Gaza Strip. (article 5) Violence flared in north-east Gaza as talks began, with militants mortaring southern Israel and an Israeli missile strike killing three militants. (article 5) Israel wants Cpl Gilad Shalit to be freed as part of any truce, but the Hamas militant movement - which controls Gaza - says his release can only be part of a separate deal involving an exchange of prisoners. (article 5) (CNN) The parents of a captive Israeli soldier received a letter from their son Monday, according to the Carter Center, which arranged delivery of the message. (article 8) Cpl. Gilad Shalit, held for two years, was seized in June 2006 in a raid into Israel by militants of Hamas, the radical Islamic group that Israel and the United States consider a terrorist organization. (article 8)

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Hamas, Gaza, Israeli, PALESTINIAN, Israel

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