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Newshour: Clashes between Israel and Gaza intensify as death toll rises

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Clashes between Israel and Gaza intensify as death toll rises

05/05/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Clashes between Israel and Gaza intensify as death toll rises

Israel kills a senior Palestinian militant in Gaza on day in which exchanges escalate

Israel kills a senior Palestinian militant in Gaza on day in which exchanges escalate.

Israel has targeted and killed a senior Palestinian militant in Gaza on a day in which exchanges of fire between the two sides have escalated. The Israelis accused Hamad al Khodori of channelling Iranian money to militants in Gaza.  Militants have continued to launch rockets into Israel.  

Also in the programme: UN staff regain access to a huge grain store in Yemen; and a deadly fire on board a plane at a Moscow airport.

Picture: Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza May 5, 2019. Credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem.

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