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Israel Steps Up Attack on Hamas

Gaza assault continues; at least 5 dead, thousands without power

By Greg Atwan,  Newser User

Posted May 21, 2007 8:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – Israel is escalating both its shooting war and its war of words with Hamas over the Gaza Strip. An Israeli air assault today killed at least five people and came on the heels of a massive attack targeting a Hamas leader over the weekend. That strike missed Khalil al-Hayya but killed seven family members and caused widespread protests.

A top Israeli minister, meanwhile, threatened Hamas' leaders directly. "We have to put them all in the crosshairs," he said. Hayya responded: "If I was killed today, even if all the leaders were killed, the Palestinian people would replace me and them with hundreds of other leaders." Hamas is also threatening to renew suicide attacks on Israel.

A wounded Palestinian girl in Gaza
A wounded Palestinian girl in Gaza   (Associated Press)
An Israeli army helicopter flies over the town of Sderot , southern Israel, Monday, May 21, 2007. Palestinian rockets slammed into southern Israel on Monday morning, after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City hit a Hamas lawmaker's house and killed eight people in the deadliest attack since Israel started hitting back...
An Israeli army helicopter flies over the town of Sderot , southern Israel, Monday, May 21, 2007. Palestinian rockets slammed into southern Israel on Monday morning, after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza...   (Associated Press)
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An Israeli soldier directs a tank after leaving the Gaza Strip Sunday, May 20, 2007. Israel on Sunday pledged to keep hitting rocket squads and Palestinian militant leaders in response to barrages of rocket fire at its towns around Gaza, hours after air strikes killed three people and targeted what...
An Israeli soldier directs a tank after leaving the Gaza Strip Sunday, May 20, 2007. Israel on Sunday pledged to keep hitting rocket squads and Palestinian militant leaders in response to barrages of...   (Associated Press)
Palestinians gather over the bodies of six of eight people killed in an Israeli missile strike as they are wrapped in green Islamic flags during their funeral at the Al Omery Mosque in Gaza City, Monday, May 21, 2007. Palestinian rockets slammed into southern Israel on Monday morning, after an...
Palestinians gather over the bodies of six of eight people killed in an Israeli missile strike as they are wrapped in green Islamic flags during their funeral at the Al Omery Mosque in Gaza City, Monday,...   (Associated Press)
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