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At least 6 Gaza militants killed in IAF airstrikes
By Yuval Azoulay and Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters
Tags: Sderot, Israel, Qassam, Gaza

A string of Israel Air Force strikes killed at least six Hamas gunmen and wounded at least eight others in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and early Sunday, only hours after members of the Islamist group detonated two bomb-laden vehicles at the Kerem Shalom Israel-Gaza border crossing, wounding 13 Israeli soldiers.

Early Sunday, Palestinian medics said a Hamas militant was killed and six were wounded in two separate IAF air strikes, one east of Gaza City and the other in northern Gaza.

Shortly after the strikes, two Qassam rockets were fired from Gaza at the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported as the rockets exploded in an open area. Later Sunday evening, Gaza militants fired five additional rockets into Israel. They too hit open areas and caused no damage or injuries.
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On Saturday, An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said an IAF aircraft fired a missile at a group of militants spotted approaching the Gaza border fence. She said the militants were on their way to launch Qassam rockets into Israel.

Also on Saturday, Palestinian security and health officials said a mechanic with the Hamas police was killed and four people were wounded in an IAF strike in southern Gaza.

Earlier Saturday, a Hamas militant was killed in a separate incident when IDF troops raided a neighborhood of Gaza City.

On Friday, a Qassam rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit high-tension power lines in Sderot, causing an electricity blackout in several neighborhoods of the western Negev town and a nearby kibbutz.

Another rocket exploded in the yard of a residential building, causing some property damage. Police sources said several people were treated for shock.

Sixteen Qassam rockets were fired toward Israel on Friday and hit open areas. One rocket sparked a fire, which was later contained. No injuries were reported.

On Thursday, 17 rockets were fired at the western Negev, including an upgraded Qassam rocket which activated the "color red" alert in Ashkelon. They all hit open areas across the region, but no injuries were reported.

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      1.   Turn the lights off in Gaza 23:24  |  R 18/04/08
      2.   Israel still supplies Gaza 23:40  |  Yonatan 18/04/08
      3.   Seems fair enough 23:41  |  Clickfool 18/04/08
      4.   Israel: PA can reopen 20 police stations in West Bank 23:53  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/04/08
      5.   olmert -- responsd already 00:08  |  vik 19/04/08
      6.   Don`t be Silly 00:12  |  Tamir 19/04/08
      7.   Evidently it`s not collective punishment when it`s Israelis 00:24  |  McQueen 19/04/08
      8.   Qassam hits power lines in Sderot 00:30  |  Akiva P 19/04/08
      9.   #3 Clickfool supports "collective punishment" 00:33  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      10.   Clickfool 00:34  |  Brad 19/04/08
      11.   While Sderot suffers a blackout, Gaza remains in the Dark Ages 00:39  |  Ian Robertson 19/04/08
      12.   Don`t worry - Carter will fix it! 00:57  |  Mike 19/04/08
      13.   Yeah, Barak Is Doing His Usual Masterful Job 01:00  |  Tod Zuckerman 19/04/08
      14.   Ian Robertson on Gaza in dark ages 01:03  |  Rory 19/04/08
      15.   Where is Jimmy Carter 01:14  |  Ron 19/04/08
      16.   regarding Gazans 02:00  |  Roy Palmer 19/04/08
      17.   3 Clickfool,fair enough,agreed! 02:09  |  lakshmi 19/04/08
      18.   Shocking 02:18  |  Denise 19/04/08
      19.   16 Roy Palmer,is there any other country which would continue a 02:29  |  lakshmi 19/04/08
      20.   LMFAO @ The Irony 03:07  |  POP 19/04/08
      21.   #19 Lakshmi; The 60 yr occupation 03:30  |  Murray of Montreal 19/04/08
      22.   turn off power to gaza twice as long and charge to oil bill 03:55  |  ralph 19/04/08
      23.   Happy Passover from Hamas and Jimmy Carter your peace partner/mak 06:07  |  r 19/04/08
      24.   One day like a Gazan! 07:22  |  Niva dos santos 19/04/08
      25.   A PRETTY GOOD RESULT 07:30  |  indrajaya 19/04/08
      26.   Halt the missile attacks on Sderot. 07:49  |  Jean Van Daem 19/04/08
      27.   TREATED FOR SHOCK?? 08:08  |  J Shaefer 19/04/08
      28.   #9 Conroy 08:08  |  Wissam 19/04/08
      29.   Israeli`s need to march and force Olmert to accept truce 08:19  |  Joe 19/04/08
      30.   To lakshmi # 19 - Again the word OCCUPATION? 09:21  |  disraeli 19/04/08
      31.   Government must be more active. 09:29  |  Vitaly Spitsberg 19/04/08
      32.   NO TRUCE - BUT ACTION. 09:33  |  The Threadmill 19/04/08
      33.   The People of Sderot..... 10:03  |  Dolly 19/04/08
      34.   To Jean van Daem # 26 - The PA obliged???.. 10:32  |  Onlooker 19/04/08
      35.   Predictable chorus of Israel-haters 10:40  |  Mike 19/04/08
      36.   Predictable chorus of Israel-haters 10:40  |  Mike 19/04/08
      37.   For Conroy # 9 10:45  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      38.   For Lakshmi # 17 10:47  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      39.   Request for Jean Van Daem # 26 10:51  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      40.   #1 You are obviously right 12:19  |  Sidney 19/04/08
      41.   Under the rockets in Sderot. 12:34  |  Jean Van Daem 19/04/08
      42.   A shocking event 13:16  |  Stephen of New York 19/04/08
      43.   raze filthy gaza 16:26  |  frenz 19/04/08
      44.   #37 Clickfool, you don`t know what "collective punishment" is 16:27  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      45.   #21 Murray of Montreal 17:01  |  guy 19/04/08
      46.   Still rockets still 2006 all over again RIGHT ??? 17:32  |  M. S. 19/04/08
      47.   #45 Guy; There is no need to fight the case in court 18:28  |  Murray of Montreal 19/04/08
      48.   Just for Passover -Olmert`s :And there shell Not be light 18:49  |  Sal 19/04/08
      49.   # 44 Conroy 19:01  |  guy 19/04/08
      50.   Olmert Stop! 19:09  |  Gee 19/04/08
      51.   For Conroy again # 44 19:14  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      52.   #49 Clickfool you continually avoid the key issue: Qassams. 19:40  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      53.   #49 guy, don`t put words in my mouth 20:12  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      54.   Conroy it is yu who purposely avoid the issue: seige occupation 23:53  |  think about it 19/04/08
      55.   A deal for Conroy to consider #52 23:58  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      56.   Anything IDF will do to retaliate will not be "fair enough" 00:01  |  Real Revenge Seeker 20/04/08
      57.   clickfool, indaraya, lakshmi 00:05  |  fish 20/04/08
      58.   more craziness from the Israelis 00:18  |  Mark 20/04/08
      59.   #51 Clickfool 00:47  |  MrRad 20/04/08
      60.   When will Israel see the light? 01:28  |  Maureen Ann 20/04/08
      61.   As long as Israel does not lift the seize 01:33  |  Jaffar 20/04/08
      62.   # 52 Conroy- Key issue 01:38  |  Bobby 20/04/08
      63.   More shocking violence against Palestinians by the IDF 02:05  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      64.   #45 guy what about that other 02:37  |  MaryRose 20/04/08
      65.   merry passover!! 02:52  |  think about it 20/04/08
      66.   Happy Passover Dutch 03:03  |  Conroy 20/04/08
      67.   Gaza Delanda Est 03:09  |  Jeff Northridge 20/04/08
      68.   MIKE I Totally agree & im from another country 03:25  |  FRED 20/04/08
      69.   Conroy no swiss chocolates for you 03:28  |  think about it 20/04/08
      70.   Clickfool Revealed 03:28  |  utagawa 20/04/08
      71.   MIKE I totally agree and Im from another country 03:28  |  FRED 20/04/08
      72.   think about it # 56 Choke On This 03:32  |  Jeff Northridge 20/04/08
      73.   Clickfool must live in Gaza 03:33  |  utagawa 20/04/08
      74.   TO NO 2 YONATAN 03:36  |  DANNY. 20/04/08
      75.   TO MR X IN BRAZIL. 03:43  |  DANNY 20/04/08
      76.   TO MIKE NO 35. 03:49  |  DANNY 20/04/08
      77.   Chag Sameach to ALL FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS of ISRAEL 04:07  |  Vittorio 20/04/08
      78.   CFool,Indra,Lakshmi,Dutch & Co: AM ISRAEL CHAY. 04:08  |  Vittorio 20/04/08
      79.   CHAG SAMEACH VITTORIO! 05:53  |  Nechama 20/04/08
      80.   Another four bite the dust. They died so that Dutch could rant. 05:57  |  Murray of Montreal 20/04/08
      81.   16 qassams fired, 4 dead terrorists--good show IDF 05:58  |  Voice of Reason 20/04/08
      82.   #60 06:06  |  Rab Burns 20/04/08
      83.   #60 part 2 06:14  |  Rab Burns 20/04/08
      84.   #60 part 3 06:17  |  Rab Burns 20/04/08
      85.   #60 PART 4 06:22  |  Rab Burns 20/04/08
      86.   Maureen Anne 06:29  |  wolfgang 20/04/08
      87.   Dutch You Sound Like a Broken Record 07:15  |  Douglas Fireman 20/04/08
      88.   #72, Jeff Northridge 08:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/04/08
      89.   #57 "Fish out of water" yapping about hate again... 08:29  |  Silvienne 20/04/08
      90.   #80, Murray of Montreal... 08:31  |  Silvienne 20/04/08
      91.   Hamas?s Al Aqsa TV broadcasts... 09:32  |  Jean Van Daem 20/04/08
      92.   I agree with Clickfool 10:00  |  Misha 20/04/08
      93.   why only six? 10:20  |  Marco 20/04/08
      94.   at Dutch 10:29  |  Marco 20/04/08
      95.   To SAL l # 48 - Olmert a Sick man not so long ago..... 10:32  |  PLAYBOY 20/04/08
      96.   Good job boys 10:52  |  Golani 20/04/08
      97.   SPEECHES for Pessach by the PM, and Opposition Leader 10:55  |  Dagma 20/04/08
      98.   Great job, IDF! :-) 11:45  |  Protected Civilian 20/04/08
      99.   Israel should be suspended from the UN for its immoral killing 11:48  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      100.   Israel should be suspended from the UN for its immoral killing 11:48  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      101.   For Utagawa # 73 11:48  |  Clickfool 20/04/08
      102.   "think about it", sorry to disappoint... 12:44  |  Linichka 20/04/08
      103.   US& EU tax payers shouldn`t fund pathological killing by the IDF 13:14  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      104.   Great job, IDF 13:28  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      105.   88: Silvienne back and yapping about yapping 13:32  |  David Teich 20/04/08
      106.   We should fight with the will to defeat the enemy. 13:55  |  Jean Van Daem 20/04/08
      107.   #100 To DUTCH 14:14  |  Sceptic 20/04/08
      108.   To Clickfool and Dutch - think 14:30  |  British academic 20/04/08
      109.   67. Jeff Northridge: Delenda est Gaza 14:36  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      110.   67. Jeff Northridge: Delenda est Gaza 14:44  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      111.   Dutch: there is no need for you to moarn over terrorists 14:47  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      112.   15. Ron: How is Jimmy Carter 14:50  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      113.   The difference between Israelis and Hamas 15:02  |  dovale 20/04/08
      114.   KimSome advise from someone who cheers onthe pathological killers 15:35  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      115.   Re-occupation of Gaza, this is only solution. 15:40  |  Vital 20/04/08
      116.   #92 Misha: best response to the Fool I`ve seen in some time! 16:08  |  Freethinker 20/04/08
      117.   Dutch, actually the EU funds the terrorists, not Israel.. 16:09  |  Freethinker 20/04/08
      118.   #90 Silvienne re #80; Please forgive me 16:13  |  Murray of Montreal 20/04/08
      119.   To #108 British academic 16:14  |  Freethinker 20/04/08
      120.   #55 Clickfool you are disingenuous 16:19  |  Conroy 20/04/08
      121.   #89 Silly & Vane 16:25  |  Ibn Musa 20/04/08
      122.   Dutch; Israel can not be suspended from the UN 16:27  |  Murray of Montreal 20/04/08
      123.   Fuel supplied by Israel used in qassams. 16:47  |  Igal 20/04/08
      124.   God deliver you from your Jewish Obstinance 16:58  |  m 20/04/08
      125.   This was NOT Terrorism. They attacked the Israeli Tyrants 17:08  |  POP 20/04/08
      126.   m jewish obstinance 17:42  |  Akiva P tzioni 20/04/08
      127.   107. Sceptic 17:53  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      128.   idf is too moral 18:05  |  alan 20/04/08
      129.   124m In the style of Tokyo Rose & Lord Hau Hau 18:19  |  I 20/04/08
      130.   # 127-alan 18:19  |  Eylo 20/04/08
      131.   Jeff #72, please read #56 again 18:24  |  Real Revenge Seeker 20/04/08
      132.   You to Cipora misread my post #56 18:26  |  RRS 20/04/08
      133.   war crimes 18:50  |  golani 20/04/08
      134.   IDF=HAMAS=KILLERS 19:21  |  Sophie 20/04/08
      135.   British Academic and Freethinker 19:45  |  David isarel 20/04/08
      136.   I fail to see what is wrong with collective punishment 19:53  |  Yonatan 20/04/08
      137.   # 125 POP...now they are all dead 19:54  |  Lynn 20/04/08
      138.   # 99 Dutch ........Hamas is breaking International Law 20:09  |  Lynn 20/04/08
      139.   #134 Judge Sophie 20:38  |  Conroy 20/04/08
      140.   Sophie (#134) =Brainless Leftie 20:42  |  Boris 20/04/08
      141.   135. Yonatan: I fail to see what is wrong with collective puni 20:44  |  KUTW 20/04/08
      142.   Dutch: benzine never tasted soo good 20:50  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 20/04/08
      143.   Signs of desperation from Hamas 20:59  |  Jewboy 20/04/08
      144.   For Conroy # 120 21:15  |  Clickfool 20/04/08
      145.   How is a militiannt-gunman different from a murderer? 21:44  |  sam 20/04/08
      146.   Boycott Haaretz 21:45  |  Discgusted 20/04/08
      147.   How silly 22:00  |  PlanoStu 20/04/08
      148.   sam? 23:09  |  try topay attention 20/04/08
      149.   Anti Semites 23:09  |  Canuck 20/04/08
      150.   PlanoStu, well said! 00:01  |  Akiva P 21/04/08
      151.   dear Canuck? i know you have a very limited education but 00:01  |  lets try 21/04/08
      152.   For Canuck # 146 00:24  |  Clickfool 21/04/08
      153.   138 Lynn, The difference from a superfical wound & deep wound 00:47  |  Dutch 21/04/08
      154.   #137 Lynn. Political Zionism is bad for Jews! 01:24  |  Maureen Ann 21/04/08
      155.   try toupee attention!!! 01:35  |  Akiva P 21/04/08
      156.   Think about it pay attention 01:49  |  Joe Frazier 21/04/08
      157.   #Rab Burns. A great positive - "Kind Cuts For Kids." 03:49  |  Maureen Ann 21/04/08
      158.   #86 Wolfgang. Sometimes, we see best of all in the dark. 03:55  |  Maureen Ann 21/04/08
      159.   Clickfool lies again 04:56  |  Murray of Montreal 21/04/08
      160.   152: CF, as ignorant as usual 10:21  |  David Teich 21/04/08
      161.   158: MA, so Australia`s finally doing what Israel`s done? 10:23  |  David Teich 21/04/08
      162.   #152 marines 11:01  |  Rab Burns 21/04/08
      163.   #157 Maureen 12:46  |  Rab Burns 21/04/08
      164.   #89 Silvienne - You have been asked several times 18:06  |  * BEN JABO 21/04/08
      165.   #164, Ben Jabo... 00:12  |  Silvienne 22/04/08
      166.   #165 Silvienne - It`s not your concern where I post 04:53  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08
      167.   165: Silvienne, you constantly do it 13:47  |  David Teich 22/04/08
      168.   #166, Ben Jabo... 21:58  |  Silvienne 22/04/08
      169.   #167, David Teich... 22:04  |  Silvienne 22/04/08
      170.   #168 Silvienne - Look up "Plagarizing" 03:50  |  * BEN JABO 23/04/08
      171.   170: Silvienne again admits she`s not interested 14:07  |  David Teich 23/04/08
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