Israeli security forces are on high alert following the first Palestinian suicide bombing in Israel in a year.
Israeli officials are considering a number of options in response to the bombing. The head of the Israeli parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (Tzachi Hanegbi) is urging the government to order the killings of the political leaders of the Palestinian miltiant group Hamas.
Hamas's armed wing claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide bombing in the southern city of Dimona that killed one woman and injured at least seven other people.
Police prevented a second blast by killing another bomber before he could act. Police say the two suicide bombers crossed into Israel from Egypt.
In violence today, Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli troops killed two Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said two suspicious men approached an Israeli force near the town of Rafah early Tuesday before troops opened fire. Israeli troops frequently conduct raids in the area to hunt militants.
The United States strongly condemned Monday's suicide attack. In a statement late Monday, the White House called upon the Palestinian Authority to intensify its fight against terrorism.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also condemned the bombing but criticized an Israeli military raid earlier in the day against militants in the West Bank.
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