Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza after soldier killed

Israeli forces unleashed a wave of deadly strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday after a soldier was shot dead, as fears grew of a wider conflict with the Palestinian territory's Islamist rulers Hamas. Three Hamas militants were killed as air raids sent fireballs exploding into the sky over Gaza, while Israel said projectiles had been fired back at its territory. The United Nations urged all sides to step "back from the brink" after months of increasing tensions, with a fourth Palestinian reported shot dead during protests along the border with Israel.

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