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Israeli aircraft fired missiles in northern Gaza
Israeli aircraft, meanwhile, fired missiles at two rocket launchers in
northern Gaza, in the first aerial attack since the Islamic militants of
Hamas took over the coastal strip last week. No injuries were
reported in the strike, which came in retaliation for militant rocket
fire on Israel.
Earlier in the day, Israeli tanks entered southern Gaza, and four
people, including at least two militants, were killed in an exchange
of fire, Palestinian hospital officials said.
In the West Bank, two Palestinian militants were killed in a shootout with Israeli troops during an arrest raid near Jenin.
Mahmoud Zahar, the man widely believed to be leading Gaza's new Hamas rulers said his group was open to a cease-fire with Israel if
the army halts its activities there and in the West Bank. He said
Hamas was capable of halting the frequent rocket attacks out of
Gaza.
Hamas' defeat of security forces from the rival Fatah faction has left many Gazans anticipating more chaos and violence. Some in the
tunnel feared for their lives because of their Fatah loyalties; others
sought a better life than volatile Gaza can offer.
Among them were people wounded in gunbattles between the
rival factions.
On Wednesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak instructed officials to
let in "humanitarian cases" at the crossing, the Defense Ministry
said. No numbers were specified, and specific guidelines for
determining urgency were not released.
Military officials, who have said militants might try to squeeze
through the passage, say not everyone in the tunnel is in danger.
Israel, which has sophisticated weapons screening equipment in
place at Erez, is also letting through the staff of international
organizations and people with special permission. |
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