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Palestinian killed, 20 others hurt in blast at militant’s Gaza home

An explosion ripped through the house of an Islamic Jihad member in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing him and injuring 20 others, Palestinian security officials said.

The militant, a member of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, was identified as 30-year-old Ala al-Hessi.

Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Anass said al-Hessi was killed when explosives he was handling went off.