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| | Guardian | Israelis kill boys in missile blunder |
 | | Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in military strikes in the Gaza Strip yesterday, including two teenage boys who were hit in a botched missile attack on Hamas fugitives. |
 | | Palestinians claimed that Israel was stepping up its attacks to distract voters from election-related scandals rocking the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, while Mr Sharon declared that the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was an "obstacle to peace" and must "exit the political stage". |
 | | After two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 22 people in Tel Aviv last Sunday, Israel decided to step up its offensive against Palestinian militants, including the so-called "targeted killings" of suspects, a practice the Palestinians denounce as assassination of their leaders and human rights groups criticise as summary executions without trial. |
| www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4582154-103552,00.html (285 words) |
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