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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 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. | 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. | The building is in Beit Lahiya, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. |
| BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston is at the scene. | 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. | He says the owner of the two-floor house told him that the Israelis have warned him that they plan to attack his home. |
| The air force often telephones a warning 10 minutes before the strike to give the occupants time to escape and keep down casualties, our correspondent says. | |
| Mosques in Gaza have been calling on volunteers to assemble to protect the house. | 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. | Our correspondent says there is a crowd in the street and young men with Hamas flags are sitting on the roof. |
| "I came as a citizen because the danger is not a house of Hamas. The danger is to all the houses, and this is a simple message to strengthen national unity," local Fatah leader Zuhdi Kilani told AP news agency. |