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| New Israeli air strike hits Gaza | New Israeli air strike hits Gaza |
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| At least 11 people have been injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza's airport, Palestinian officials say. | |
| The Israeli military confirmed the missile strikes near Rafah, in southern Gaza, which it said targeted militants. | |
| It was the second night of Israeli raids since a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip killed a worker on an Israeli farm on Thursday. | It was the second night of Israeli raids since a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip killed a worker on an Israeli farm on Thursday. |
| Earlier, the international Middle East Quartet called for Israel to freeze all settlements in Palestinian territories. | Earlier, the international Middle East Quartet called for Israel to freeze all settlements in Palestinian territories. |
| In a strongly worded statement, the Quartet condemned Israel's announcement last week of planning permission for 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967. | |
| That move undermined efforts to restart indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks. | |
| Fresh tensions | |
| Friday's missiles hit Gaza's long disused international airport and tunnels dug by militants near the border with Israel. | |
| On Thursday, Israeli missiles hit smuggling tunnels and a metal workshop in Gaza, but there were no reports of serious injuries. | |
| An Israeli military spokesman said the strikes were a response to five rockets fired at Israel from Gaza in the past two days - including one that killed a farm worker from Thailand in a kibbutz in southern Israel. | |
| He was the first person to be killed by rocket fire in southern Israel since the Israeli campaign in Gaza last year. | |
| Over the same period, 88 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in a mixture of Israeli military operations and border clashes, according to the United Nations. | |
| Rocket fire into Israel has continued since the end of Operation Cast Lead, but there has been less than before the incursion. | |
| The clashes come just before a visit to the region by US envoy George Mitchell, who is seeking to re-launch stalled peace talks. |