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| Israel kills two militants and schoolboy in air strikes on Gaza | |
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| Israeli air strikes have killed two Palestinian militants and a schoolboy in Gaza as violence entered a fourth day. | |
| Twenty-one Palestinians have been killed since fighting began on Friday, with 65 others injured. | |
| Israel says at least 140 rockets fired from Gaza have struck Israel, seriously wounding two Israelis. | |
| The US condemned the rocket attacks as "cowardly"; the Arab League called the Israeli air strikes "a massacre". | The US condemned the rocket attacks as "cowardly"; the Arab League called the Israeli air strikes "a massacre". |
| The UN and the European Union have appealed for calm. | |
| Two of Monday's victims died in separate dawn raids close to Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. | |
| Shortly afterwards, a 15-year-old boy was killed near the northern town of Beit Lahiya. | |
| The BBC's Rushdi Abu Alouf in Gaza says they boy died on his way to school. Six other children were hurt in that incident. | |
| Rocket barrage | Rocket barrage |
| The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said two of its members were killed in separate overnight air strikes. | The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said two of its members were killed in separate overnight air strikes. |
| Hospital sources in Gaza said some 25 civilians - including children - were wounded when a rocket struck a house. | Hospital sources in Gaza said some 25 civilians - including children - were wounded when a rocket struck a house. |
| The Israeli military said it carried out six air strikes targeting a "weapons storage facility" and rocket-launching sites in northern and southern Gaza. | The Israeli military said it carried out six air strikes targeting a "weapons storage facility" and rocket-launching sites in northern and southern Gaza. |
| Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 11 rockets were fired into southern Israel from Gaza in the early hours of Monday. | Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 11 rockets were fired into southern Israel from Gaza in the early hours of Monday. |
| Schools in several southern Israeli communities remain closed for a second straight day. | Schools in several southern Israeli communities remain closed for a second straight day. |
| The latest flare-up began on Friday when an Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City killed militant commander Zohair al-Qaisi, secretary general of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), and two of his associates. | The latest flare-up began on Friday when an Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City killed militant commander Zohair al-Qaisi, secretary general of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), and two of his associates. |
| Israel says al-Qaisi was planning a major attack on its territory. | Israel says al-Qaisi was planning a major attack on its territory. |
| Gaza militants quickly unleashed a barrage of rockets toward southern Israeli communities. | Gaza militants quickly unleashed a barrage of rockets toward southern Israeli communities. |
| Israel has managed to stop some rockets reaching populated areas with the use of its Iron Dome missile-interception system. | Israel has managed to stop some rockets reaching populated areas with the use of its Iron Dome missile-interception system. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that operations would "continue as long as necessary", saying he had given orders to "strike all those who plan on attacking us". | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that operations would "continue as long as necessary", saying he had given orders to "strike all those who plan on attacking us". |
| Islamic Jihad and the PRC have claimed responsibility for the weekend's rocket attacks. | Islamic Jihad and the PRC have claimed responsibility for the weekend's rocket attacks. |
| Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group, said Egypt is working to try to bring an end to the violence. | Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group, said Egypt is working to try to bring an end to the violence. |
| 'Dangerous escalation' | 'Dangerous escalation' |
| The increase in violence alarmed world powers trying to bring peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis back on track. | The increase in violence alarmed world powers trying to bring peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis back on track. |
| US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington condemned "in the strongest terms" the rocket fire from Gaza, saying the attacks had "dramatically and dangerously escalated". | US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington condemned "in the strongest terms" the rocket fire from Gaza, saying the attacks had "dramatically and dangerously escalated". |
| "We call on those responsible to take immediate action to stop these cowardly acts," she said. | "We call on those responsible to take immediate action to stop these cowardly acts," she said. |
| The Arab League issued a statement accusing Israel of carrying out a "massacre". | The Arab League issued a statement accusing Israel of carrying out a "massacre". |
| It called for a tough stance from the international community against the Jewish state. | It called for a tough stance from the international community against the Jewish state. |
| EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the bloc was "following with concern the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and in the south of Israel". | EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the bloc was "following with concern the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and in the south of Israel". |
| "It is essential to avoid further escalation and I urge all sides to re-establish calm," she said. | "It is essential to avoid further escalation and I urge all sides to re-establish calm," she said. |
| UN spokesman Richard Miron called the situation in Gaza "very fragile and unsustainable". | UN spokesman Richard Miron called the situation in Gaza "very fragile and unsustainable". |
| "We deplore the fact that civilians are once again paying the price," he said. | "We deplore the fact that civilians are once again paying the price," he said. |