JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Gaza sniper killed an Israeli civilian over the border on Tuesday, Israeli military and medical officials said, in a shooting that drew a threat of possible military action from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The man was the first Israeli killed on the Gaza frontier in more than a year. His death comes amid heightened tensions after two suspected Palestinian attacks: a bus bombing near Tel Aviv on Sunday and the stabbing of an Israeli policeman on Monday.
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