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Site of blast in Beit Lahiya on Thursday. (AP)
Last update - 13:40 13/06/2008
Hamas claims responsibility for deadly blast in Gaza house
By The Associated Press
Tags: Hamas, Israel, IDF 

Hamas on Friday claimed responsibility for an explosion a day earlier in a house in northern Gaza that killed seven Palestinians, one of them an infant girl.

An announcement Friday on the official Web site of Hamas' military wing says the group's martyrs died while putting the final touches on a plan to carry out a special holy war mission.

Five militants were among those who died in the explosion that flattened the house Thursday.
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Immediately after the blast, Hamas blamed Israel, and militants in Gaza launched a barrage of rockets and mortar shells at the western Negev in apparent response. But Israel denied involvement and said explosion was caused while militants were making bombs.

The militant group later suggested the explosion was accidental. Friday's
statement was the first explicit acknowledgment that the blast was caused by explosives in the house.

Hamas has controlled Gaza for one year and its militants regularly clash with Israel Defense Forces troops.

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      1.   "Work accident" 13:09  |  Malcolm Pearson 13/06/08
      2.   What a surprise 13:12  |  Sam Bell 13/06/08
      3.   hey POP/clickfool 13:18  |  Steve 13/06/08
      4.   Hamas and their "Special Holy war mission" 13:20  |  H 13/06/08
      5.   Hamas and their "Special Holy war mission" 13:20  |  H 13/06/08
      6.   Sweets any one??? 13:23  |  Adrian de Klerk 13/06/08
      7.   hamas killed seven Palestinians, one of them an infant girl. 13:24  |  odles 13/06/08
      8.   I am sure only the first version is published in arab media 13:31  |  Benjamina 13/06/08
      9.   Hamas kills its own children 13:32  |  ihateterrorists 13/06/08
      10.   For Hamas children and bombs go together 13:35  |  Avi 13/06/08
      11.   #1 Not only "work" accidents, so many girls and women are 13:38  |  Benjamina 13/06/08
      12.   Nevelim! 13:47  |  Iz Ray Leigh 13/06/08
      13.   Everybody: Hamas are murderers of Palestinian children: 13:53  |  17 13/06/08
      14.   Palestinian apologists and haters are so pawned 14:11  |  Johnny 13/06/08
      15.   But ,wait, they don`t use human shields! Of course not... 14:11  |  David Teich 13/06/08
      16.   Do you remember Silvienne posts about killed girl 2 days ago 14:13  |  Arman 13/06/08
      17.   odles 14:17  |  leon 13/06/08
      18.   Hamas, the Pals nightmare, 14:45  |  Lynn 13/06/08
      19.   Oh those Palestinians.They dig a tunnel and tunnel collapses 14:58  |  Roldan 13/06/08
      20.   Regrdless of thjs unfortunate incident in which a baby girl died, 15:01  |  lakshmi 13/06/08
      21.   Homemade Missiles wrong blueprint. 15:04  |  Stephen. 13/06/08
      22.   Hamas claims responsibility 15:15  |  ChanahS 13/06/08
      23.   someone should call the Work and Safety Board! 15:17  |  Richard S 13/06/08
      24.   Where`s Natalie? 15:23  |  Jeff 13/06/08
      25.   First jump to blame others 15:24  |  Yosi 13/06/08
      26.   Damning "Transparency" 15:25  |  Albert 13/06/08
      27.   silvienne & dutch wont show -haha 15:26  |  Adrian de Klerk 13/06/08
      28.   I guess it`s one of the perks of the job - 70 virgins 15:30  |  Sam Sur 13/06/08
      29.   Mission gone awry! 15:33  |  utagawa 13/06/08
      30.   Who is killing the children? 15:38  |  Abu Halil bin yusuf 13/06/08
      31.   Shame on Ha`aretz for reporting it as IDF airstrike 15:39  |  Joe Sittizen 13/06/08
      32.   It was the "final touches"that "finalised" those Pals finaly 15:41  |  Alan SA 13/06/08
      33.   Look at picture!They keep&make bombs in middle of populated areas 15:44  |  Alan SA 13/06/08
      34.   Let theseHamastan Peoples be....... 15:54  |  Dagma 13/06/08
      35.   Hamas A thorn in the Side of a Bleeding People 15:58  |  Douglas Fireman 13/06/08
      36.   UN emergency session to condemn this? 16:00  |  vik 13/06/08
      37.   Anti Israel Talk Backers - Wrong Again 16:06  |  Steve 13/06/08
      38.   to lakshimi, #20 16:12  |  Igor D. 13/06/08
      39.   Brainless Olmert 16:18  |  Mike 13/06/08
      40.   Where`s Natalie, you ask? Reading tea leaves... 16:20  |  Richard S 13/06/08
      41.   Smuggle in computers, not explosives 16:22  |  Richard S 13/06/08
      42.   Give Hamas points for honesty if not for skill 16:25  |  Natallie Durson 13/06/08
      43.   Lakme #20 16:30  |  Dr Singer 13/06/08
      44.   to all israeli ignorants 16:30  |  noor 13/06/08
      45.   More Israeli spin... 16:31  |  Natallie Durson 13/06/08
      46.   To Avi: a misguided fellow 16:37  |  noor 13/06/08
      47.   to yosi 16:41  |  noor 13/06/08
      48.   #20 Lakshmi - Seek and ye shall find 16:44  |  * BEN JABO 13/06/08
      49.   to closed minded ignorants 16:44  |  noor 13/06/08
      50.   Do their families get Workmens Compensation?? 16:46  |  * BEN JABO 13/06/08
      51.   Sam Sur - how dare you misquote Koran? 16:55  |  Rory 13/06/08
      52.   SHAME ON HAMAS FIGHTERS FOR PREPARING BLAST IN A CIVILIAN HOUSE 16:57  |  JACKAL 13/06/08
      53.   So the Arab lied again, oh wait yet again! 16:57  |  Gee 13/06/08
      54.   Lakshmi, this was a deliberate fortunate killing of their own 16:59  |  Genuine Tosefta 13/06/08
      55.   Come out, come out, wherever you are 17:00  |  Ari ben Yisrael 13/06/08
      56.   Declared martyrs so that they can receive the virgins reward? 17:03  |  Genuine Tosefta 13/06/08
      57.   Where are all the antisemites who normally fill these talkbacks? 17:06  |  jj 13/06/08
      58.   lakshmi #20 she didn`t die 17:06  |  Gee 13/06/08
      59.   Hamas, please keep making bombs, you kill many more of your own 17:07  |  Genuine Tosefta 13/06/08
      60.   It`s a sign from Allah to stop attacking Israel 17:09  |  Will pals listen? 13/06/08
      61.   Islamism and "Transparency" 17:10  |  Albert 13/06/08
      62.   Where are commenters who blamed Israel after the story broke? 17:22  |  Todd 13/06/08
      63.   "Jenin...err "Beit Lahiya Massacre" 17:25  |  Albert 13/06/08
      64.   Great News! 17:38  |  Joseph 13/06/08
      65.   Natallie Durson, we are waiting 17:47  |  Joseph 13/06/08
      66.   FIRST BLAME ISAREL, SO IT IS 17:51  |  DISRAELI 13/06/08
      67.   #35 hamas provides the answer to noor`s question 17:55  |  odles 13/06/08
      68.   Jackal, they`ve been doing it for years and 17:55  |  Jazmin 13/06/08
      69.   Joe Sittizen & Haaretz 17:56  |  Rachel USA 13/06/08
      70.   Gush Katif 17:57  |  Joseph 13/06/08
      71.   #38 Natallie having difficulty accepting reality, film at 11 18:02  |