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| Israel warns of Gaza 'holocaust' | Israel warns of Gaza 'holocaust' |
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| Israeli leaders are warning of an imminent conflagration in Gaza after Palestinian militants aimed rockets at the southern city of Ashkelon. | Israeli leaders are warning of an imminent conflagration in Gaza after Palestinian militants aimed rockets at the southern city of Ashkelon. |
| The deputy defence minister said the stepped-up rocket fire would trigger what he called a "bigger holocaust" in the Hamas-controlled coastal strip. | |
| Israeli air strikes have killed about 30 Palestinians, including six children in the past two days. | Israeli air strikes have killed about 30 Palestinians, including six children in the past two days. |
| Israel has activated its early warning system in Ashkelon for the first time. | Israel has activated its early warning system in Ashkelon for the first time. |
| One rocket hit a block of flats in the city of 120,000 inhabitants about 10km (six miles) north of the Gaza Strip breaking through the roof and slicing through three floors below. | One rocket hit a block of flats in the city of 120,000 inhabitants about 10km (six miles) north of the Gaza Strip breaking through the roof and slicing through three floors below. |
| No-one was injured, but another rocket landed near a school, wounding a 17-year-old girl. | No-one was injured, but another rocket landed near a school, wounding a 17-year-old girl. |
| "The more [rocket] fire intensifies and the rockets reach a longer range, they (the Palestinians) will bring upon themselves a bigger holocaust because we will use all our might to defend ourselves," Matan Vilnai told Israeli army radio. | "The more [rocket] fire intensifies and the rockets reach a longer range, they (the Palestinians) will bring upon themselves a bigger holocaust because we will use all our might to defend ourselves," Matan Vilnai told Israeli army radio. |
| Correspondents say the "holocaust" is a term rarely used in Israel outside discussions of the Nazi genocide during World War II | Correspondents say the "holocaust" is a term rarely used in Israel outside discussions of the Nazi genocide during World War II |