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| An Israeli man has been killed in the border town of Sderot by a Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. | An Israeli man has been killed in the border town of Sderot by a Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. |
| The 36-year-old man died in hospital after shrapnel hit him in the neck when a rocket landed near a swimming pool. | The 36-year-old man died in hospital after shrapnel hit him in the neck when a rocket landed near a swimming pool. |
| The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has claimed responsibility for the strike. | The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has claimed responsibility for the strike. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a crackdown against Hamas - which has seen several days of air strikes and arrests - would continue. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a crackdown against Hamas - which has seen several days of air strikes and arrests - would continue. |
| "No-one involved in terror has immunity - pure and simple," he told his Cabinet on Sunday. | "No-one involved in terror has immunity - pure and simple," he told his Cabinet on Sunday. |
| On Saturday, five Palestinians died in air strikes on several Hamas positions across the Gaza Strip. | On Saturday, five Palestinians died in air strikes on several Hamas positions across the Gaza Strip. |
| Israel also arrested a second Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha. | Israel also arrested a second Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha. |
| The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials. | The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials. |
| Shalit link | Shalit link |
| More than 40 people have now died in 12 days of Israeli bombings in Gaza, which Israel says is aimed at stopping rocket attacks on its territory by militants. | More than 40 people have now died in 12 days of Israeli bombings in Gaza, which Israel says is aimed at stopping rocket attacks on its territory by militants. |
| One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired into Israeli towns, particularly Sderot, in recent days. | One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired into Israeli towns, particularly Sderot, in recent days. |
| According to the Israeli army, more than 230 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the current round of attacks began. | According to the Israeli army, more than 230 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the current round of attacks began. |
| Meanwhile, Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack against the group's military or political leaders would make the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit more uncertain. | |
| Cpl Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in Gaza in June 2006. | Cpl Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in Gaza in June 2006. |