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Gazans gather to foil air strike | Gazans gather to foil air strike |
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Large numbers of Palestinians have converged on a home in Gaza belonging to a senior member of the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas. | Large numbers of Palestinians have converged on a home in Gaza belonging to a senior member of the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas. |
The move follows reports the Israeli air force was about to attack it, but there has been no conformation of this. | |
The Israeli army often orders people in Gaza out of homes ahead of attacks. It says this is to avoid casualties. | The Israeli army often orders people in Gaza out of homes ahead of attacks. It says this is to avoid casualties. |
Similar action on Saturday caused Israel to call off an air strike on the home of another militant leader. | |
The building is in Beit Lahiya, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. | |
BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston is at the scene. | |
He says the owner of the two-floor house told him that the Israelis have warned him that they plan to attack his home. | |
Mosques in Gaza have been calling on volunteers to assemble to protect the house. | |
Our correspondent says there is a crowd in the street and young men with Hamas flags are sitting on the roof. |