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Last update - 23:45 20/05/2008
Five Palestinians killed in IAF strikes on Gaza
By Amos Harel and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies
Tags: Rocket, Hamas, Gaza, Israel

Three Israeli air strikes and a raid in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Hamas militants and two Palestinian civilians, local medical workers and the Islamist group said.

Despite the violence, Israeli defense officials estimated that an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire could take effectin the coming days.

The Israel Defense Force confirmed three of the airstrikes. In the first, aircraft flying over the northeastern Gaza Strip fired at a group of Palestinians launching rockets, the army said. Gaza medical workers said the militants fled the area shortly before the airstrike took place.
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Palestinian doctors said a boy, 13, was killed and another youth was seriously wounded.

In the second strike, the aircraft fired at Palestinians who were planting explosives along the fence in central Gaza, the army said. Palestinian doctors said one man, 32, was killed. His identity was not immediately known.

In another apparent IDF strike in the southern Gaza Strip, Hamas said one of its fighters was killed and two wounded in another Israeli attack, on the south side of Gaza City. The Israeli military said aircraft were in action in that area, but there were no immediate details. The army did not immediately comment.

Later on Tuesday, the IAF hit a Qassam rocket squad in the northern Gaza Strip. There were no immediate reports of Palestinian casualties in the strike.

Israel frequently launches airstrikes and brief land raids in the Gaza Strip in an effort to stop rocket fire that has killed two Israelis in the past two weeks.

During this period, the Israeli strikes have killed 14 Palestinians, including two civilians. Israel holds the Hamas militant group, which violently seized control of Gaza last June, responsible for all violence emanating from the area.

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      1.   Time to retake Gaza and rebuild Jewish communities 09:31  |  SLAVO 20/05/08
      2.   Palestinians abusing children aged 13 to perform terror acts 09:35  |  Johnny 20/05/08
      3.   G-d Bless the IDF 09:37  |  Calyxcrater 20/05/08
      4.   Why does the IDF Target Children? 09:49  |  Weinberg 20/05/08
      5.   No comment needed 10:04  |  Colin Wright 20/05/08
      6.   #5 Colin Wright - Comment IS needed 10:40  |  Yonatan 20/05/08
      7.   Why is Weinberg so ignorant? 11:05  |  Joe Sittizen 20/05/08
      8.   Colin Wrong again - comment is needed 11:25  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      9.   Colin Wrong again 11:27  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      10.   Weinberg Dandy 11:47  |  Aby 20/05/08
      11.   Damn murderers in the IAF 12:10  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      12.   # 7 Joe Sittizen, I am afraid you are the real dork 12:51  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      13.   @ Dutch (11) 12:55  |  Uri 20/05/08
      14.   Uri # 13 - You are wasting your time and efforts 13:21  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      15.   #4 weinberg 13:22  |  Jeff 20/05/08
      16.   @ Dutch (12) 13:24  |  Uri 20/05/08
      17.   Dutch, you`re wrong 13:25  |  Rafterman 20/05/08
      18.   Joe, Aby, Jeff, Weinberg seems a fake to me 13:55  |  MR 20/05/08
      19.   Dutch #12 14:48  |  Steve 20/05/08
      20.   The Human Shield Story 15:10  |  Jack 20/05/08
      21.   Steve thinks other people need to open their eyes 15:16  |  Jack 20/05/08
      22.   Weinberg, thank you my jewish freind... 15:31  |  bashar 20/05/08
      23.   Let`s try to put things into the right perspective here.... 15:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/05/08
      24.   Jack 21 15:43  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      25.   Dutch, where`s the outrage? 15:51  |  Sam C 20/05/08
      26.   The solution to their distress and misery. 15:52  |  Jean Van Daem 20/05/08
      27.   Swiss (Dino), your "perspective" is too kind to the IDF 16:02  |  Natallie Durson 20/05/08
      28.   God Bless Those IDF "Murderers" and Damn Dutch 16:04  |  Murray the Mongoose 20/05/08
      29.   Napalm the Funeral procession. 16:22  |  Akiva P 20/05/08
      30.   Reply: #4 weinberg & jeff 16:23  |  bashar 20/05/08
      31.   Dutch why do militants fire rockets... 16:28  |  DR 20/05/08
      32.   Uri, Your Dutch post # 12 16:28  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      33.   dutch,when you fight someone you fight to win 16:46  |  get a life dutch 20/05/08
      34.   #21 Jack 16:52  |  Steve 20/05/08
      35.   Natallie Durson 16:53  |  bashar 20/05/08
      36.   Steve, My Response.... 17:37  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      37.   Cowards! 17:38  |  Moritz 20/05/08
      38.   unless they admit our right to exist and leave us in peace 17:51  |  Joey 20/05/08
      39.   Dutch #36 17:58  |  Steve 20/05/08
      40.   # 27 Natallie Durson 18:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/05/08
      41.   #4 Weinberg - Stop your kidding 18:15  |  * BEN JABO 20/05/08
      42.   responsibility 18:17  |  noon 20/05/08
      43.   #22, Bashar, are you really that blind? 18:17  |  DR 20/05/08
      44.   #33 People don`t fight to win but to reach a consensus 18:18  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      45.   #44, Dutch...still wrong and still doesn`t get it! 18:45  |  DR 20/05/08
      46.   To jeff re the most moral army in the world. 18:48  |  Sean 20/05/08
      47.   #36 the IDF doesn`t intend to harm anyone 18:57  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08
      48.   dutch - has DU given you a pay raise??? 18:58  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08
      49.   DR 19:19  |  bashar 20/05/08
      50.   #44/#45 DR 19:24  |  bashar 20/05/08
      51.   Sam C, Re: a terrorist state 19:27  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      52.   DR , Re: indoctrination 19:45  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      53.   The Mad Duchess Speaks Again 20:01  |  Douglas Fireman 20/05/08
      54.   using 13-year-olds as "militants" 20:13  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      55.   Natallie 20:26  |  Maura 20/05/08
      56.   51. Dutch:hamas sent the boys so they would be killed 20:27  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      57.   Swiss(Dino) 20:32  |  Da Nang 20/05/08
      58.   No bashar - it`s not that simple and not that 20:37  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      59.   bashar 50 continued 20:40  |  ChanahS 20/05/08
      60.   Swiss (Dino) - Call me a skeptic 20:41  |  Natallie Durson 20/05/08
      61.   #4 Weinberg 20:49  |  D 20/05/08
      62.   #52 - Must be a Fake Dutch 20:54  |  WYSIWYG 20/05/08
      63.   #22 bashar 20:59  |  MR 20/05/08
      64.   4. Weinberg: who send children to rocket launchers? 21:01  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      65.   IKF killed 21:03  |  Dav 20/05/08
      66.   4. Weinberg: Which occupation? 21:04  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      67.   Hey Abu Weinberg 21:06  |  Scharker Yid 20/05/08
      68.   12. Dutch: I am afraid you are the real dork 21:08  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      69.   #46 Sean - Derry 21:15  |  * BEN JABO 20/05/08
      70.   # 51 dutch - NZ recognizes gaza as a terrorist 21:34  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08
      71.   I blame the pals for that young boys death 21:36  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08
      72.   dutch and pal hypocracy 21:39  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08
      73.   11. Dutch: Damn murderers in Gaza 21:40  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      74.   Yonatan re: #5 Colin Wright - Comment IS needed 22:19  |  TonyL 20/05/08
      75.   Dead Palestinians cannot sign a truce... 22:23  |  stephan 20/05/08
      76.   Steve, Re: Palestinian intentions 22:27  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      77.   Kim, Tell me again... 22:44  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      78.   #7, Joe Sittizen... 22:46  |  Silvienne 20/05/08
      79.   Bashar what would happen? 22:48  |  Aby 20/05/08
      80.   #54, Scharker Yid...to Weinberg... 22:49  |  Silvienne 20/05/08
      81.   Its So Sad To See 22:52  |  Fred 20/05/08
      82.   #46, Sean in Derry... 22:53  |  Silvienne 20/05/08
      83.   Swiss (Dino) 22:56  |  Malone 20/05/08
      84.   Durson misses the point again - she forgot the Pals 22:59  |  Joe Sittizen 20/05/08
      85.   how do you know? 23:09  |  F.H 20/05/08
      86.   Adrian, It looks like you have twisted the reality 23:09  |  Dutch 20/05/08
      87.   #4 why Israel kills children 23:12  |  Rondi 20/05/08
      88.   Dutch 23:24  |  Jabotinsky 20/05/08
      89.   the Dutch Dork 23:26  |  leo 20/05/08
      90.   59. Dutch, Tell me again... 23:26  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      91.   Silvienne is here again..... 23:27  |  Malone 20/05/08
      92.   57. stephan: Neither can they launch rockets 23:30  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      93.   Silvienne #62 23:35  |  Roo 20/05/08
      94.   Qassamniks 23:37  |  Jabotinsky 20/05/08
      95.   using 13-year-olds as "militants" (2nd try) 23:38  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      96.   Gaza and Hamas 23:38  |  Dik 20/05/08
      97.   51. :hamas sent the boys so they would be killed (2nd try) 23:39  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      98.   Weinberg: who send children to rocket launchers? (2nd try) 23:39  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      99.   4. Weinberg: Which occupation?(2nd try) 23:40  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      100.   11. Dutch: Damn murderers in Gaza (2nd try) 23:41  |  KUTW 20/05/08
      101.   Jabotinsky re:Dutch 23:46  |  TonyL 20/05/08
      102.   Doris `let go of the belief rockets are intended to kill` Cadigan 23:58  |  Freethinker 20/05/08
      103.   silvienne,a jew would come closer to feeling remorse for a pal 00:02  |  shameful witch 21/05/08
      104.   Aby... `67 :) 00:02  |  bashar 21/05/08
      105.   #51 Dutch; Do you have a link to the Palestianian poll? 00:13  |  Ian Robertson 21/05/08
      106.   #23 Swiss(Dino) Making Excuses for Crimes vs. Humanity, A Sad Day 00:15  |  JP 21/05/08
      107.   basher # 49 the pals were the ones that decided the intifida was 00:15  |  typical of muslims 21/05/08
      108.   #83, KUTW... 00:17  |  Silvienne 21/05/08
      109.   #51 Dutch; You appear to be a LIAR 00:18  |  Ian Robertson 21/05/08
      110.   #11 Dutch, Your focus is on Israel because it is Jewish.Today 00:19  |  Haham me Bat Yam 21/05/08
      111.   # 68 Malone 00:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/05/08
      112.   five isn`t enough. kill *every* theocratic terror gangster. 00:33  |  frenz 21/05/08
      113.   Answer to Weinberg 00:54  |  Dave 21/05/08
      114.   Congratulations IDF. Good shooting. 01:02  |  leo 21/05/08
      115.   #76 KUTW. Care to remind us... 01:07  |  Maureen Ann 21/05/08
      116.   Wonder How Peace Loving Palestinians Feel About This Statement 01:10  |  Douglas Fireman 21/05/08
      117.   THANK YOU IDF FOR THE GOOD JOBS 01:12  |  DISRAELI 21/05/08
      118.   I couldnt` agree more with Natalie Durson 01:46  |  Robert Newlander 21/05/08
      119.   #66 Silvienne - Premature Alzheimer`s? 02:29  |  * BEN JABO 21/05/08
      120.   #70 Silvienne - You`re too gullible 02:34  |  * BEN JABO 21/05/08
      121.   to close then... 03:58  |  Uri 21/05/08
      122.   Hamas using last/lowest human shield tactic no surprise, it works 08:52  |  Marco 21/05/08
      123.   # 106 JP 09:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/05/08
      124.   Occupied Territories 18:59  |  JW 21/05/08
      125.   #115, Maureen Ann... 19:36  |  Silvienne 21/05/08
      126.   #120, Ben Jabo, but no matter whatever... 20:14  |  Silvienne 21/05/08
      127.   #dutch re 68 twisting gibberish 20:56  |  Adrian de Klerk 21/05/08
      128.   #126 Silvienne - We`ve been over this time and again 02:04  |  *BEN JABO 22/05/08
      129.   Weinberg - I asked you a specific & easy questions 02:07  |  * BEN JABO 22/05/08
      130.   Israeli Extremism The Real Threat 07:30  |  Jordan 22/05/08
      131.   #130, Jordan... 17:40  |  Silvienne 22/05/08
      132.   Silvienne, a word of caution 20:20  |  Dutch 22/05/08
      133.   Jordan, going one step forward 20:42  |  Dutch 22/05/08
      134.   #128, Ben Jabo... 21:03  |  Silvienne 22/05/08
      135.   Silvienne, Be very careful ... 21:29  |  Dutch 22/05/08
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