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Israeli troops escape bomb blast

GAZA CITY, Gaza, May 25 (UPI) -- Israeli troops near the Gaza border escaped injury after one of their vehicles rolled over a bomb apparently planted by militants, a military spokesman says.

The bomb exploded seconds after the vehicle passed over it, Haaretz reported Tuesday.

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Two mortar shells fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza struck near the city of Ashkelon Tuesday but no damage or casualties were reported, Haaretz reports.

The latest security incidents follow a weekend of clashes along the Gaza border.

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