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An Israeli man has been killed in a rocket attack on the border town of Sderot, Israeli medical officials say. An Israeli man has been killed in the border town of Sderot by a Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.
The man, in his mid-30s, died of his wounds in hospital in the town which has borne the brunt of recent Palestinian rocket attacks. The 36-year-old man died in hospital after shrapnel hit him in the neck when a rocket landed near a swimming pool.
The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has claimed responsibility for the strike, says the AFP news agency. The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement claimed responsibility for the strike, the AFP news agency reported.
The attack follows Saturday's Israeli air-strikes on the Gaza Strip, which killed five Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a crackdown against Hamas - which has seen several days of air-strikes and arrests - would continue.
About 40 people have now died in 10 days of Israeli bombings in Gaza, which Israel says is aimed at stopping rocket attacks on its territory by militants. "No-one is immune," he told his Cabinet on Sunday.
One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired into Israeli border towns in recent days. On Saturday, five Palestinians died in air-strikes on several Hamas positions across the Gaza Strip.
Israel also arrested a second Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha.
The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials.
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More than 40 people have now died in 10 days of Israeli bombings in Gaza, which Israel says is aimed at stopping rocket attacks on its territory by militants.
One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired into Israeli towns, particularly Sderot, in recent days.
According to the Israeli army, more than 230 rockets have been fired from Gaza in the last 12 days.
Meanwhile, Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack against the group's military or political leaders would make the release of Corp Gilat Shalit more uncertain.Meanwhile, Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack against the group's military or political leaders would make the release of Corp Gilat Shalit more uncertain.
Corp Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in June 2006.Corp Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in June 2006.
On Saturday Israeli arrested a second Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha.
The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials.