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May 27, 2007

Hamas Rocket Kills One Israeli, Israel Makes New Threats
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17A0B63:A6F02AD83191E1605ED701956EE4AEF79574F7DCC14957C0 At least 50
Palestinians, most of them militants, have been killed in Israeli air
strikes which began 12 days ago





Israeli rescue workers are seen next to a car hit by a Qassam rocket
fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza in the southern Israeli town
of Sderot, 27 May 2007Israel is promising a harsh response to a deadly
Palestinian rocket attack. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's
Jerusalem bureau, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip are continuing
as both sides reject calls for a ceasefire.

Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza Strip crashed into the
battered Israeli border town of Sderot. The Islamic militant group
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, in which a 36-year-old
Israeli man was killed when his car took a direct hit. He was the
second Israeli fatality in the past two weeks, during which time
Palestinian militants have fired more than 230 rockets at Israel.

The attack brought a stern warning from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at
the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

"There is no immunity for anyone involved in terror," Mr. Olmert said,
hinting that the leaders of Hamas could be targeted. "We will decide
when, how and to what extent we will act," he said.

Mr. Olmert spoke hours after Israel launched a fresh wave of air
strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza. About 50 Palestinians, most of them
militants, have been killed in the raids which began 12 days ago.

Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who shares power in a
coalition government led by Hamas, is trying to end the violence. "The
President is working hard on achieving a ceasefire, a mutual
ceasefire. And we hope in the coming 48 hours we can reach
results," said his spokesman Nabil Abu Redeineh.

Hamas says it is absurd to talk about a truce while Israeli air
strikes continue. And in the wake of the deadly rocket attack,
Israel's offensive shows no sign of letting up.


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