An Israeli has been killed in a barrage of rockets fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip.
An Israeli has been killed in a barrage of rockets fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip.
The Hamas militant group says it fired at least 20 rockets, including eight at the town of Sderot, a frequent target.
The Hamas militant group says it fired at least 20 rockets, including eight at the town of Sderot, a frequent target.
The rocket fire came hours after an Israeli air strike killed five members of Hamas's military wing as they drove near Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The rocket fire came hours after an Israeli air strike killed five members of Hamas's military wing as they drove near Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The Israeli fatality occurred when one of the unguided Hamas rockets hit a college on the outskirts of Sderot.
The Israeli fatality occurred when one of the unguided Hamas rockets hit a college on the outskirts of Sderot.
Hamas officials said the five dead included a senior engineer who built rockets and commander who led a rocket squad.
Hamas officials said the five dead included a senior engineer who built rockets and commander who led a rocket squad.
In other violence on Wednesday, a militant from the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement was killed overnight in an air strike in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
In other violence on Wednesday, a militant from the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement was killed overnight in an air strike in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Two other Palestinians were killed and two wounded in an afternoon air strike in Gaza City, witnesses said.
Two other Palestinians were killed and two wounded in an afternoon air strike in Gaza City, witnesses said.
In the West Bank, Israeli undercover forces killed a militant and wounded a bystander in a daylight raid in Nablus, Palestinian sources said.
In the West Bank, Israeli undercover forces killed a militant and wounded a bystander in a daylight raid in Nablus, Palestinian sources said.
The violence comes a day after two senior UN envoys told the Security Council that no progress has been made towards an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement since the launch of US-sponsored talks late last year.
The violence comes a day after two senior UN envoys told the Security Council that no progress has been made towards an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement since the launch of US-sponsored talks late last year.
Israel carries out frequent military action coastal strip in an effort to curb near-daily rocket and mortar fire against southern Israel.
Israel carries out frequent military action coastal strip in an effort to curb near-daily rocket and mortar fire against southern Israel.
Media reports say the latest deaths bring to at least 208 the number of people killed since US-sponsored peace talks resumed three months ago, most of them Palestinian militants.
Media reports say the latest deaths bring to at least 208 the number of people killed since US-sponsored peace talks resumed three months ago, most of them Palestinian militants.
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