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In Thursday's dawn operation in the refugee camp, attack helicopters provided back-up to Israeli troops after they were fired on and had hand grenades thrown at them.

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An Israeli army spokesman said that Mr al-Qadi had been behind a number of attacks against Israeli troops along the border with Israel.

Rafah camp is the frequent scene of battles between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers.

Israeli forces often carry out searches for tunnels used to smuggle weapons from Egypt.

According to the Israeli army, Mr al-Qadi was one of the main operators of the arms-smuggling operation.

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Firing from ciilian areas and hiding among civilians is prohibited. Mr al-Qadi was arrested. Much better if he had surrendered without a fight. The civilian deaths could have been avoided. Such actions (such as hiding among civilians; firing from civilian areas) are against the Genevea Conventions.