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| Gaza hit by fresh Israeli strikes | Gaza hit by fresh Israeli strikes |
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| Israel has launched new air strikes on what it calls Hamas targets near Gaza City, killing at least four people. | Israel has launched new air strikes on what it calls Hamas targets near Gaza City, killing at least four people. |
| Four others were wounded in the raids, Palestinian rescue workers said. | Four others were wounded in the raids, Palestinian rescue workers said. |
| The attacks followed a series of Israeli air strikes in Gaza on Thursday which killed six Palestinians - including four Hamas members. | The attacks followed a series of Israeli air strikes in Gaza on Thursday which killed six Palestinians - including four Hamas members. |
| Israel said the raids were in response to Hamas rocket attacks on its soil. They come amid fighting between Hamas and rival Palestinian faction Fatah. | Israel said the raids were in response to Hamas rocket attacks on its soil. They come amid fighting between Hamas and rival Palestinian faction Fatah. |
| The infighting has left at least 40 people dead in the past five days. | The infighting has left at least 40 people dead in the past five days. |
| Correspondents say the rocket attacks on Israel appeared to be an attempt to draw it into an internal Palestinian conflict, although the Israeli defence ministry has denied its attacks are linked to factional fighting. | Correspondents say the rocket attacks on Israel appeared to be an attempt to draw it into an internal Palestinian conflict, although the Israeli defence ministry has denied its attacks are linked to factional fighting. |
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| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads Fatah, on Thursday suddenly called off a trip to Gaza that had been billed as an effort to shore up the fourth Hamas-Fatah ceasefire in five days. | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads Fatah, on Thursday suddenly called off a trip to Gaza that had been billed as an effort to shore up the fourth Hamas-Fatah ceasefire in five days. |
| Officials said he might now travel from Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday. | Officials said he might now travel from Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday. |
| Israel on Thursday carried out four air strikes in the Gaza Strip. It also deployed tanks and infantry across units on the border. | Israel on Thursday carried out four air strikes in the Gaza Strip. It also deployed tanks and infantry across units on the border. |
| A military spokesman said the force was on a "defensive operation". | A military spokesman said the force was on a "defensive operation". |
| The moves came after Hamas militants fired more rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. | The moves came after Hamas militants fired more rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. |
| BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks, who is in Sderot, said many people there were demanding the Israeli military take robust action inside Gaza. | BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks, who is in Sderot, said many people there were demanding the Israeli military take robust action inside Gaza. |
| Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005. | Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005. |
| Hamas' armed wing threatened to renew suicide bombings in Israel after the strike. | Hamas' armed wing threatened to renew suicide bombings in Israel after the strike. |