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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 in Gaza

Posted Dec 18, 07 7:17 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – Israeli airstrikes rained down on Gaza militants today, killing at least 13 in a series of separate attacks, Reuters reports. It was the country’s most intense offensive in months, a response to the frequent but largely ineffectual rocket attacks lobbed across the border. In response, militants threatened a round of suicide bombings, something Israel hasn’t seen in 11 months.

Most of the attacks targeted the Islamic Jihad faction, killing a senior commander, while another hit Hamas. “I can tell you that targeted killings have led to a drastic drop in terror attacks,” said Israel’s vice premier. Border residents, targets of some 2,000 rocket attacks, favor a ground offensive, but the government prefers these “surgical strikes.”

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