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| Israeli strikes on Hamas in Gaza | |
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| Israel has carried out more air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. | |
| Witnesses said buildings linked to the Hamas movement were targeted, but there are no reports of serious casualties. | |
| Earlier, an Israeli minister warned his country's army could single out any Hamas leader for attack, including the Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya. | |
| Asked by Israeli radio if Mr Haniya was a target, Israel's Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh said no Hamas leader was immune from a strike. | Asked by Israeli radio if Mr Haniya was a target, Israel's Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh said no Hamas leader was immune from a strike. |
| More than 30 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes in the past week. | More than 30 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes in the past week. |
| Israel launched the offensive in response to Palestinian rocket attacks on its territory. | Israel launched the offensive in response to Palestinian rocket attacks on its territory. |
| The political branch of Hamas gives its green light to those who fire rockets. Therefore its members are terrorists and none of them benefit from immunity Ephraim Sneh,Israeli deputy defence minister | |
| Most of the Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes have been militants, but 11 civilians are reported to have been killed. | Most of the Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes have been militants, but 11 civilians are reported to have been killed. |
| The official Palestinian news agency says Israeli forces detained 22 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank. | |
| The agency said 16 had been seized in the Bethlehem area, four around Hebron and two in Tulkarm. | |
| The Israeli military said it had detained eight suspected Palestinian militants, but gave no further details. | |
| 'Green light' | 'Green light' |
| Correspondents say Hamas leaders have gone underground and switched off their mobile phones to avoid detection. | Correspondents say Hamas leaders have gone underground and switched off their mobile phones to avoid detection. |
| Israel has long pursued what it calls targeted killings against Palestinian militants and political leaders linked to militant groups, including the highest political leaders of Hamas. | Israel has long pursued what it calls targeted killings against Palestinian militants and political leaders linked to militant groups, including the highest political leaders of Hamas. |
| The policy has been widely criticised as extra-judicial killing and because of the heavy civilian toll it has at times exacted. | The policy has been widely criticised as extra-judicial killing and because of the heavy civilian toll it has at times exacted. |
| "The political branch of Hamas gives its green light to those who fire rockets," Mr Sneh said. | "The political branch of Hamas gives its green light to those who fire rockets," Mr Sneh said. |
| "Therefore its members are terrorists and none of them benefit from immunity." | "Therefore its members are terrorists and none of them benefit from immunity." |
| Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, told Reuters news agency: "Any harm to Prime Minister Haniya or any Hamas leader would mean a change in the rules of the game and [Israel] must be ready to pay an unprecedented price." | Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, told Reuters news agency: "Any harm to Prime Minister Haniya or any Hamas leader would mean a change in the rules of the game and [Israel] must be ready to pay an unprecedented price." |
| Ceasefire holds | Ceasefire holds |
| On Monday, an Israeli woman died of her wounds after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit her car in the southern border town of Sderot. | On Monday, an Israeli woman died of her wounds after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit her car in the southern border town of Sderot. |
| She was the first Israeli to die in a rocket attack since November. | She was the first Israeli to die in a rocket attack since November. |
| Sixteen Israelis have been injured over the past seven days and hundreds have fled Sderot, which is often targeted. | Sixteen Israelis have been injured over the past seven days and hundreds have fled Sderot, which is often targeted. |
| Palestinian militants have continued to fire missiles into Israel form Gaza. | Palestinian militants have continued to fire missiles into Israel form Gaza. |
| On Tuesday, three more rockets crashed inside the Jewish state without causing damage or injuries, the Israeli army said. | On Tuesday, three more rockets crashed inside the Jewish state without causing damage or injuries, the Israeli army said. |
| Israel said it had struck back at two camps in Gaza. Hamas said one building used by its private militia, the Executive Force, was destroyed. | Israel said it had struck back at two camps in Gaza. Hamas said one building used by its private militia, the Executive Force, was destroyed. |
| Meanwhile, the latest truce in Gaza between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah appears to be holding, after days of bitter civil fighting on the streets of the strip. | Meanwhile, the latest truce in Gaza between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah appears to be holding, after days of bitter civil fighting on the streets of the strip. |
| About 50 people have died in the recent clashes between the two Palestinian groups. | About 50 people have died in the recent clashes between the two Palestinian groups. |