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Nov. 14, 2011 / 7:06 AM

Palestinian killed in Israeli airstrike

A Palestinian man inspects the damage on November 9, 2011 at a site targeted by an overnight Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel said the attack was in response to an earlier Palestinian rocket attack. No injuries were reported. UPI/Ismael Mohamad.

1 of 3 | A Palestinian man inspects the damage on November 9, 2011 at a site targeted by an overnight Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel said the attack was in response to an earlier Palestinian rocket attack. No injuries were reported. UPI/Ismael Mohamad. | License Photo

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A Palestinian police officer was killed in an Israel Air Force raid on a northern Gaza building after a Qassam rocket was fired at Israel, officials said.

The airstrike before dawn Monday targeted a police post, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an said.

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Palestinian medical sources in Gaza identified the police officer as Mohammed Kilani and said four other officers were injured in the strike, two seriously.

On Sunday, a Qassam rocket fired from Gaza exploded in the Sha'ar Hanegev regional council district but there were no reports of damage or injuries, the army said.

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