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Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza

Israel has killed a senior member of the Hamas militant group and another gunman in an airstrike on their car in Gaza.

The incident happened days before a key parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.

The army had no immediate comment on the attack.

Medics said the missile killed Adnan al-Ghoul, a senior leader of the militant group who has been on Israel's wanted list for more than 15 years.