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| Israeli raids kill Gaza militants | Israeli raids kill Gaza militants |
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| Israeli air strikes have killed at least 10 Palestinian militants in Gaza, including a top military commander of the Islamic Jihad group. | Israeli air strikes have killed at least 10 Palestinian militants in Gaza, including a top military commander of the Islamic Jihad group. |
| Israel accused Majed Harazin of leading rocket and mortar attacks against its territory. Reports say he is the most senior militant to be killed in a year. | Israel accused Majed Harazin of leading rocket and mortar attacks against its territory. Reports say he is the most senior militant to be killed in a year. |
| The attack on his car killed an Islamic Jihad associate, while three more raids killed at least eight other militants. | |
| Israel's deputy defence minister said he was "very pleased" with the results. | |
| The important thing is not the number of them who are hit, but their place in the organisation's hierarchy Israel's deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai Islamic Jihad described the deaths as a "big loss" and threatened "a wave of martyrdom operations" in return. | The important thing is not the number of them who are hit, but their place in the organisation's hierarchy Israel's deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai Islamic Jihad described the deaths as a "big loss" and threatened "a wave of martyrdom operations" in return. |
| Thousands of people took to the streets in funeral processions on Tuesday for the dead militants, whose bodies were wrapped in black Islamic Jihad flags. | Thousands of people took to the streets in funeral processions on Tuesday for the dead militants, whose bodies were wrapped in black Islamic Jihad flags. |
| In other violence, an Islamic Jihad military commander was killed in what appeared to be an Israeli commando raid in the northern West Bank. | In other violence, an Islamic Jihad military commander was killed in what appeared to be an Israeli commando raid in the northern West Bank. |
| Rocket cell | Rocket cell |
| Israeli aircraft first struck after dark in Gaza City, killing Majed Harazin and another militant, and wounding a third passenger and six bystanders. | Israeli aircraft first struck after dark in Gaza City, killing Majed Harazin and another militant, and wounding a third passenger and six bystanders. |
| Hours later, a second strike in the south of Gaza killed four other Islamic Jihad militants, the movement said. One of the bodies was not found until the morning. | Hours later, a second strike in the south of Gaza killed four other Islamic Jihad militants, the movement said. One of the bodies was not found until the morning. |
| At least six bystanders, including children, were wounded in the raids | |
| Gunfire rang out across Gaza's crowded urban areas when news of Mr Harazin's killing was announced over mosque loudspeakers. | Gunfire rang out across Gaza's crowded urban areas when news of Mr Harazin's killing was announced over mosque loudspeakers. |
| The Israeli Army said the second strike was aimed at a cell that was about to fire rockets at Israel. | The Israeli Army said the second strike was aimed at a cell that was about to fire rockets at Israel. |
| Islamic Jihad is a small radical group that has launched most of the rocket fire from Gaza in the past two years, which has killed about a dozen people in the vicinity of the narrow coastal territory. | Islamic Jihad is a small radical group that has launched most of the rocket fire from Gaza in the past two years, which has killed about a dozen people in the vicinity of the narrow coastal territory. |
| Early on Tuesday, a third strike was reported to have targeted militants as they walked out of a mosque in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. | Early on Tuesday, a third strike was reported to have targeted militants as they walked out of a mosque in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. |
| Using a radio frequency employed by Gaza militants, Islamic Jihad ordered its fighters to stay out of their vehicles and remove mobile phone batteries to foil Israeli electronic tracking. | Using a radio frequency employed by Gaza militants, Islamic Jihad ordered its fighters to stay out of their vehicles and remove mobile phone batteries to foil Israeli electronic tracking. |
| "I'm very pleased with our achievements last night," Israel's deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai told Army Radio. | "I'm very pleased with our achievements last night," Israel's deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai told Army Radio. |
| "The important thing is not the number of them who are hit, but their place in the organisation's hierarchy," he added. | "The important thing is not the number of them who are hit, but their place in the organisation's hierarchy," he added. |
| Another air strike killed a member of Hamas manning a security post in southern Gaza. | Another air strike killed a member of Hamas manning a security post in southern Gaza. |
| Israel's leadership has been under public pressure launch a major ground offensive in Gaza to put an end to rocket and mortar fire from the territory which is run by the Hamas militant group. | Israel's leadership has been under public pressure launch a major ground offensive in Gaza to put an end to rocket and mortar fire from the territory which is run by the Hamas militant group. |