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May 28, 2007

Palestinian Rockets Hit Israel Despite Threat of Retaliation
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17A2DB6:A6F02AD83191E16011E1C56C7D3DC4EF9574F7DCC14957C0 Israel has carried
out daily airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza for more than a
week, killing about 50 Palestinians, but the rocket attacks have
continued At least seven rockets fired by Palestinian militants in the
Gaza Strip struck southern Israel, a day after Israel's prime minister
warned that ending the rocket fire could take a long time. VOA's Jim
Teeple reports from our Jerusalem bureau.

Hamas militants are keeping up their rocket attacks, despite threats
of massive retaliation from Israeli officials and a plea by moderate
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to renew a ceasefire with Israel
that collapsed more than a week ago.







Palestinians carry body parts covered in the flag of Hamas' Executive
Force as other search for bodies after an Israeli missile strike on a
Hamas base killed four militants in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza
City, Saturday, 26 May 2007The Associated Press reports Israel's Army
has been given approval to broaden ground operations against
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Israel has carried out daily
airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza for more than a week,
killing about 50 Palestinians, but the rocket attacks have continued.

Miri Eisen a spokeswoman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will
not say if Hamas leaders will be targeted by Israeli forces, but she
says those who are firing rockets at Israel will pay a heavy price.







Israeli medics rush a man wounded by a rocket attack into a hospital's
emergency room in the southern city of Ashkelon, 27 May 2007"The
citizens of the south are now under direct attack by Hamas rockets. We
do not go into the operational details of how we will strike, but we
state clearly to the Hamas, the Hamas-led government, the Hamas that
are firing the rockets barrages into Israel, we will respond harshly
and severely," she said.

Hamas leaders have warned Israel not to target their leaders, and have
also threatened to kill an Israeli soldier being held by Palestinian
militants in Gaza.

Hamas has for the time being also rejected a call by Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to a one-month cease-fire with
Israel. Hamas leaders say they will only accept a cease-fire if Israel
agrees to extend it to include the West Bank, something Israel
rejects.