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| Gaza conflict: Militant rocket targets Jerusalem | Gaza conflict: Militant rocket targets Jerusalem |
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| Hamas militants have launched a rocket on Jerusalem - the first time the holy city has been targeted in decades - and the first such attack from Gaza. | Hamas militants have launched a rocket on Jerusalem - the first time the holy city has been targeted in decades - and the first such attack from Gaza. |
| The missile was aimed at the Israeli parliament but landed outside the city and there were no casualties. | The missile was aimed at the Israeli parliament but landed outside the city and there were no casualties. |
| Israel has suggested it will intensify its strikes against Gaza targets, with more than 75,000 reservists reportedly put on stand-by. | Israel has suggested it will intensify its strikes against Gaza targets, with more than 75,000 reservists reportedly put on stand-by. |
| The upsurge follows Israel's killing of Hamas's military chief on Wednesday. | The upsurge follows Israel's killing of Hamas's military chief on Wednesday. |
| Twenty-eight Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed since Wednesday. | Twenty-eight Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed since Wednesday. |
| Militants and civilians, including at least seven children, were among the Palestinian dead, Palestinian officials said. | Militants and civilians, including at least seven children, were among the Palestinian dead, Palestinian officials said. |
| While considerable attention has focused on the long-range Palestinian rocket attacks against Tel Aviv - Israel's largest population centre - this latest strike against Jerusalem once again raises the question of "red lines". | While considerable attention has focused on the long-range Palestinian rocket attacks against Tel Aviv - Israel's largest population centre - this latest strike against Jerusalem once again raises the question of "red lines". |
| If these attacks persist - and especially if they cause casualties - could this be the development that sparks an Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip? | If these attacks persist - and especially if they cause casualties - could this be the development that sparks an Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip? |
| Israeli commanders had confidently asserted after the first day of air strikes that they had destroyed the bulk of these longer-range missiles. | Israeli commanders had confidently asserted after the first day of air strikes that they had destroyed the bulk of these longer-range missiles. |
| There does not seem to be a huge appetite at the political level in Israel for a ground operation. But the preparations are in place. With the civilian casualty toll in Gaza rising, a resolution to this crisis seems as far away as ever. | There does not seem to be a huge appetite at the political level in Israel for a ground operation. But the preparations are in place. With the civilian casualty toll in Gaza rising, a resolution to this crisis seems as far away as ever. |
| Hamas's military leader Ahmed Jabari was killed by an Israeli air strike on Wednesday. A senior commander was killed on Friday, Hamas said. | Hamas's military leader Ahmed Jabari was killed by an Israeli air strike on Wednesday. A senior commander was killed on Friday, Hamas said. |
| Two Israeli women and a man died when a rocket fired from Gaza hit a building in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi on Thursday, Israeli officials said. | Two Israeli women and a man died when a rocket fired from Gaza hit a building in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi on Thursday, Israeli officials said. |
| Before the recent offensive, Israel had repeatedly carried out air strikes on Gaza, as Palestinian militants fired rockets across the border. | Before the recent offensive, Israel had repeatedly carried out air strikes on Gaza, as Palestinian militants fired rockets across the border. |
| It is not clear if the rocket targeting Jerusalem was the same Iranian-built Fajr-5 launched towards Tel Aviv for the second day on Friday. | It is not clear if the rocket targeting Jerusalem was the same Iranian-built Fajr-5 launched towards Tel Aviv for the second day on Friday. |
| The rockets have an estimated range of 75km (45 miles). | The rockets have an estimated range of 75km (45 miles). |
| A rocket landed in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem. Haaretz newspaper said it was the first time since 1970 that a rocket had been fired there. | A rocket landed in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem. Haaretz newspaper said it was the first time since 1970 that a rocket had been fired there. |
| Police were checking to see if a second rocket fell in the Jerusalem area. | Police were checking to see if a second rocket fell in the Jerusalem area. |
| Tel Aviv was earlier targeted for the second day, but a missile aimed at the city appears to have done no harm, with police officials quoted variously as saying it had landed in the sea or in an unpopulated area. | Tel Aviv was earlier targeted for the second day, but a missile aimed at the city appears to have done no harm, with police officials quoted variously as saying it had landed in the sea or in an unpopulated area. |
| It is the first time Tel Aviv has come under attack since the 1991 Gulf War. | It is the first time Tel Aviv has come under attack since the 1991 Gulf War. |
| Analysts say it is the first time Gaza militants have deployed such powerful missiles. | Analysts say it is the first time Gaza militants have deployed such powerful missiles. |
| An Israeli military spokesman said 550 missiles had been fired into Israel since Wednesday - 184 had been intercepted by its radar-protective system, Iron Dome. | An Israeli military spokesman said 550 missiles had been fired into Israel since Wednesday - 184 had been intercepted by its radar-protective system, Iron Dome. |
| The Israelis had hit more than 600 targets in Gaza, the spokesman said. | The Israelis had hit more than 600 targets in Gaza, the spokesman said. |
| Israel says the assault is aimed at knocking out rocket-firing facilities. A spokesman said on Friday it had destroyed Hamas's "nascent" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) programme. | Israel says the assault is aimed at knocking out rocket-firing facilities. A spokesman said on Friday it had destroyed Hamas's "nascent" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) programme. |
| The Israeli government has confirmed "in principle" the call-up of 75,000 reservists, Israel Radio reports. The defence minister had earlier approved the army's request for more than 30,000 reservists. | The Israeli government has confirmed "in principle" the call-up of 75,000 reservists, Israel Radio reports. The defence minister had earlier approved the army's request for more than 30,000 reservists. |
| On Friday evening Israel blocked access to three major routes leading into Gaza. | On Friday evening Israel blocked access to three major routes leading into Gaza. |
| Rumours have been swirling that a ground attack is imminent, but Israeli officials have said no decision has yet been made. | Rumours have been swirling that a ground attack is imminent, but Israeli officials have said no decision has yet been made. |
| Mursi's backing | Mursi's backing |
| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of carrying out "massacres". | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of carrying out "massacres". |
| Western leaders have appealed for both sides to stop the escalation in violence. | Western leaders have appealed for both sides to stop the escalation in violence. |
| Britain and Germany both said Hamas bears the brunt of the blame and should stop firing rockets immediately. | Britain and Germany both said Hamas bears the brunt of the blame and should stop firing rockets immediately. |
| But Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi sent Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to the territory for a three-hour visit on Friday to show solidarity with the Palestinians. | But Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi sent Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to the territory for a three-hour visit on Friday to show solidarity with the Palestinians. |
| "Egypt will not leave Gaza on its own, and what is happening is a blatant aggression against humanity," the president said shortly after Mr Qandil returned from Gaza. | "Egypt will not leave Gaza on its own, and what is happening is a blatant aggression against humanity," the president said shortly after Mr Qandil returned from Gaza. |
| Ties between Hamas and Egypt have strengthened since Mr Mursi's election earlier this year. | Ties between Hamas and Egypt have strengthened since Mr Mursi's election earlier this year. |
| Hamas was formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, to which Mr Mursi belongs. | Hamas was formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, to which Mr Mursi belongs. |
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| Ashkelon bears the brunt of rocket attacks on Israel | |
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| The homes of at least seven Hamas officials hit in Israeli attacks on Gaza City | |
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