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Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have joined demonstrations after a call from Hamas for a "day of wrath" against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have joined demonstrations after a call from Hamas for a "day of wrath" against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Protests have also been held around the Muslim world after Friday Prayers.Protests have also been held around the Muslim world after Friday Prayers.
Medics in Gaza say about 400 people have been killed in the raids, while four Israelis have died in the rocket attacks that Israel hopes to prevent. Medics in Gaza say more than 400 people have been killed in a week of raids. Four Israelis have died in the rocket attacks Israel is trying to prevent.
Five people, including three children, were killed in the latest Israeli air attacks on Gaza. Five Palestinians, including three children, have been killed in the latest Israeli air attacks on Gaza.
Three brothers aged seven to 10 died in an air raid in southern Gaza, medics and witnesses said.Three brothers aged seven to 10 died in an air raid in southern Gaza, medics and witnesses said.
"We will not rest until we destroy the Zionist entity," senior Hamas figure Fathi Hammad said at the funeral of a fellow leader killed in an air strike on Thursday. Friday's protests were called after an Israeli air strike hit the home of Nizar Rayan, a firebrand leader of Hamas who refused to go into hiding, killing him and several of his wives and children on Thursday.
class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7805808.stm">Map: Gaza and Israel violence class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7802295.stm">Aid worker diary: Part five class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7807430.stm">Obituary: Nizar Rayyan "We will not rest until we destroy the Zionist entity," senior Hamas figure Fathi Hammad said at the funeral for the 20 people who died in that attack.
The funeral for Nizar Rayan, killed with his four wives and at least eight of his children, was the first Hamas demonstration in Gaza since the bombing began last Saturday.
Meanwhile, about 100 foreign passport holders - mainly women married to Palestinians, and their children - have been allowed by Israel to leave Gaza.Meanwhile, about 100 foreign passport holders - mainly women married to Palestinians, and their children - have been allowed by Israel to leave Gaza.
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The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Ramallah said Palestinian protesters in the West Bank were directing anger not just at Israel but at Arab governments and their own leaders for their failure to stop the offensive. The BBC's Aleem Maqbool said Palestinian protesters in the West Bank were directing anger not just at Israel but at Arab governments and their own leaders for their failure to stop the offensive.
In East Jerusalem, Palestinian youths threw stones at Israeli security forces, who fired tear gas. class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7805808.stm">Map: Gaza and Israel violence class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7802295.stm">Aid worker diary: Part five class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7807430.stm">Obituary: Nizar Rayyan Thousands gathered in Ramallah, while in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, youths threw stones at security forces, who fired tear gas.
Elsewhere, Egypt's Islamist opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said 300 anti-Israel protesters had been surrounded by security forces outside a mosque in central Cairo, and that many others had been detained.Elsewhere, Egypt's Islamist opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said 300 anti-Israel protesters had been surrounded by security forces outside a mosque in central Cairo, and that many others had been detained.
Thousands of demonstrators have also taken to the streets of the Indonesian capital Jakarta and the Australian city of Sydney. Reports said riot police used batons to beat protesters in Cairo and the town of El-Arish in Northern Sinai.
In Iran, students demonstrated outside Arab embassies, against what they called a lack of Arab action over Gaza. Demonstrators also took to the streets of the Indonesian capital Jakarta and the Australian city of Sydney, as well as cities in Kenya and Iran.
In the Kenyan city of Mombasa, a senior Muslim cleric urged the government to close the Israeli embassy in Nairobi. Riot police fired tear gas to push back hundreds of Jordanian protesters trying to march on the Israeli embassy in the capital, Amman.
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Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel's port of Ashkelon on Friday morning, hitting a block of flats.Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel's port of Ashkelon on Friday morning, hitting a block of flats.
Stunned residents spilled on to the street and twisted metal window frames dangled from the building, witnesses say.Stunned residents spilled on to the street and twisted metal window frames dangled from the building, witnesses say.
Israel says its air campaign - part of a multilayered effort to stop rocket attacks - has been going to plan.Israel says its air campaign - part of a multilayered effort to stop rocket attacks - has been going to plan.
ROCKET ATTACKS FROM GAZA Since the start of Israel's operations in Gaza, Israeli sources say Palestinian militants have fired the following: 27 December 2008: 61 rockets, 33 mortar shells 28 December: 14 rockets, 16 mortar shells 29 December: 57 rockets, 15 mortar shells30 December: 42 rockets, 6 mortar shells31 December: 43 rockets, 25 mortar shells Source: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, IsraelROCKET ATTACKS FROM GAZA Since the start of Israel's operations in Gaza, Israeli sources say Palestinian militants have fired the following: 27 December 2008: 61 rockets, 33 mortar shells 28 December: 14 rockets, 16 mortar shells 29 December: 57 rockets, 15 mortar shells30 December: 42 rockets, 6 mortar shells31 December: 43 rockets, 25 mortar shells Source: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Israel
However, BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen says a week of bombardment has not been able stop the rocket fire, and Israel now has to decide whether to send in ground troops.However, BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen says a week of bombardment has not been able stop the rocket fire, and Israel now has to decide whether to send in ground troops.
Many Palestinian families have moved away from the border area fearing the start of ground operations by the Israeli troops and armour massed on the edge of the strip. Many Gaza families have moved away from homes near Israel fearing the start of ground operations by troops and armour massed on the edge of the strip.
On Friday the Israeli army began allowing foreign nationals in Gaza to leave. Correspondents say it is being seen as the last move before Israeli tanks roll in. On Friday the Israeli army began allowing foreign nationals in Gaza to leave. Correspondents say it is being seen as a possible last move before Israeli tanks roll in.
Israel has declared the area around Gaza a "closed military zone" and has prevented international journalists from entering the strip. However the supreme court has ordered small groups of journalists to be allowed in.Israel has declared the area around Gaza a "closed military zone" and has prevented international journalists from entering the strip. However the supreme court has ordered small groups of journalists to be allowed in.
The main UN agency operating in Gaza, Unwra, resumed food deliveries to Gaza on Thursday, but warned of a dire humanitarian situation in the territory.The main UN agency operating in Gaza, Unwra, resumed food deliveries to Gaza on Thursday, but warned of a dire humanitarian situation in the territory.
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said there was no need for a pause in bombing on humanitarian grounds and she warned that past ceasefire were used by Hamas to re-arm.Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said there was no need for a pause in bombing on humanitarian grounds and she warned that past ceasefire were used by Hamas to re-arm.