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Wed Jan-16-08 02:32 PM
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5. IAF kills five in Gaza as rockets pelt south Israel

An Israel Air Force strike killed two Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, as militants in Gaza launched more than 40 Qassam rockets at the western Negev.

The strike came shortly after Defense Minister Ehud Barak vowed that Israel would step up its military offensive on Gaza in response to the barrage of Qassam rockets on southern Israel.

Hamas said the IAF missile strike Wednesday evening destroyed a car, killing its two occupants and wounding at least three others. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike and said the vehicle targeted was carrying a load of weapons.

Earlier Wednesday afternoon, three Palestinian civilians were killed in an IAF strike that targeted a militant's car east of Gaza City. The fatalities included a teenager, his father and his uncle.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/945294.html

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