(Reuters) Nidal al-Mughrabi - Abdel Naser Abu Shuka, 36, a leader of the Hamas militant group's military wing, was killed by an explosion that rocked his home in Bureij in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The Israeli army denied the military was involved in the incident. "There were no forces in the area and there were none operating nearby," said a spokesman. An Israeli military source said the army suspected that Abu Shuka died in an accident while preparing an explosive.
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